| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 475 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 239 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 188 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 106 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 73 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Registration plate issues | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Rear brake binding | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |