| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 778 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 396 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Registration plate issues | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 34 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |