| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1293 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 845 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 364 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 102 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 99 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 91 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 90 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 83 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |