| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1812 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 834 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 532 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 369 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 319 |
| Registration plate issues | 263 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 197 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 144 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |