| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1432 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 979 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 272 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 251 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 232 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 222 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 196 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 195 |
| Registration plate issues | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 100 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 69 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |