| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3074 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2672 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1368 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1205 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 845 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 684 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 358 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 313 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Registration plate issues | 272 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 263 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 225 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 201 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 143 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 138 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 104 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 102 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 95 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Rear brake binding | 59 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |