| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 789 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 700 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 294 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 212 |
| Registration plate issues | 197 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 176 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 160 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 90 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |