| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1719 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1037 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 602 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 510 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 267 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 263 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 249 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 180 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 136 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Registration plate issues | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 79 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 35 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 31 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 26 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |