| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2910 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1777 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 402 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 259 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 241 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 193 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 184 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 159 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 134 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 96 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 86 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |