| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2143 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 834 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 639 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 241 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 164 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 111 |
| Registration plate issues | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 69 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 49 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 24 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |