| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1294 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 750 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 669 |
| Registration plate issues | 332 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 288 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 270 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 238 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 102 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 97 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 95 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 65 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |