| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1893 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 995 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 414 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 378 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 250 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 199 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 144 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 115 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 112 |
| Registration plate issues | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |