| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1843 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1062 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 690 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 233 |
| Registration plate issues | 187 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 178 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 119 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 119 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 105 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 105 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 78 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 30 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 28 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |