| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3692 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1431 |
| Registration plate issues | 1208 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 870 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 543 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 513 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 404 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 326 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 296 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 199 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 195 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 162 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 149 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 104 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 99 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 99 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Windscreen has damage | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 56 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |