| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 614 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 346 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 64 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 27 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 9 |