| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 511 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 252 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 27 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |