| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 613 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 213 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |