| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2811 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1061 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 641 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 594 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 592 |
| Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 355 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Registration plate issues | 248 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 149 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 88 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn (2.2.2 (b)) | 84 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Steering column has excessive movement up and down |2.2.2 |a|| | 80 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |