| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 364 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 195 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 122 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 78 |
| Registration plate issues | 74 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 24 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |