| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 782 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 535 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 194 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 177 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 173 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 126 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 122 |
| Registration plate issues | 111 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Windscreen has damage | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 28 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 17 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Nearside Inner Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |