| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 852 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 272 |
| Registration plate issues | 155 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 136 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 122 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |