| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 251 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 220 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 95 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 46 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut mounting likely to fail (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 5 |