| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1215 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 597 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 323 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 251 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 246 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 162 |
| Registration plate issues | 70 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 44 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 33 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 13 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |