| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2101 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1512 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1132 |
| Registration plate issues | 507 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 190 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 149 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 89 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 30 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 26 |