| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1099 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 828 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 625 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 326 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Registration plate issues | 220 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 185 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 160 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Windscreen has damage | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 20 |