| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1454 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 979 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 556 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 450 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 414 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 289 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 253 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 228 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 88 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 77 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |