| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3004 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2408 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1942 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 795 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 464 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 374 |
| Registration plate issues | 288 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 222 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 179 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Windscreen has damage | 163 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 142 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 133 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 133 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 102 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 99 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 81 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |