| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4894 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3124 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2171 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2023 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1341 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 701 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 519 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 395 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 376 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 366 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 329 |
| Registration plate issues | 317 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 282 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 243 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 219 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 201 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 129 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 64 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 63 |