| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2659 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2142 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1747 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 510 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 466 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 364 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 339 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 197 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 195 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 175 |
| Registration plate issues | 165 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 126 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 116 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 95 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 84 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 84 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 77 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 45 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside 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)) | 39 |