| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 467 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Outer Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |