| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 620 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 373 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 305 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 178 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |