| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 572 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 437 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 373 |
| Registration plate issues | 356 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 307 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 297 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 274 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 172 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 33 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |