| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2632 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1825 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1619 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 777 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 442 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 394 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 392 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 256 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 251 |
| Registration plate issues | 242 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 221 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 210 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 161 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 153 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 138 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 115 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 68 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 66 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 65 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Windscreen has damage | 46 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |