| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1393 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1064 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 727 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 582 |
| Registration plate issues | 376 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 219 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 117 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 49 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 31 |
| Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c)) | 28 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |