| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 735 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 249 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 46 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 16 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |