| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 304 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 77 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Registration plate issues | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn camber arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |