| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2035 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1557 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 554 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 516 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 452 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 364 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 310 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 270 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Registration plate issues | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 223 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 98 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 32 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |