| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1453 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 829 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 382 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 373 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 256 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 143 |
| Registration plate issues | 110 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 77 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 55 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |