| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2417 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1298 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 773 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 698 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 432 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 412 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 405 |
| Registration plate issues | 358 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 285 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 224 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 197 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 100 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 36 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Power steering pump leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 33 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |