| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3471 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1560 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 836 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 832 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 458 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 190 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 169 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Registration plate issues | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 107 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 71 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 47 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 33 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |