| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1528 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1045 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 725 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 628 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 613 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 448 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 334 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 315 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 285 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 221 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 131 |
| Registration plate issues | 108 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 58 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |