| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 440 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 276 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 169 |
| Registration plate issues | 135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |