| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 458 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 455 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 294 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 186 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 71 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Windscreen has damage | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 25 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 19 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |