| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1020 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 513 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 176 |
| Steering column has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 156 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 122 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Registration plate issues | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Steering column top bearing excessively worn (2.2.2 (b)) | 58 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 57 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Steering wheel has excessive movement up and down (2.2.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |