| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3507 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 526 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 373 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 312 |
| Registration plate issues | 261 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 157 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 94 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 75 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 64 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 41 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 30 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 18 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |