| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5289 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5082 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3883 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3043 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2504 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2485 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 954 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 869 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 770 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 614 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 559 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 533 |
| Registration plate issues | 409 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 399 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 372 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 366 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 323 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 257 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 251 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 191 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 179 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 166 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 159 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 150 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 147 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 146 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 129 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 98 |