| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2434 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1316 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 632 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 532 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 517 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 299 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 271 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 175 |
| Registration plate issues | 113 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 90 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 79 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 42 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |