| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 631 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 373 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 240 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 54 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |