| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 403 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 178 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 79 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 18 |
| Registration plate issues | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |