| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2600 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1361 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 807 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 370 |
| Registration plate issues | 252 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 232 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 131 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 63 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 35 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 24 |