| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 973 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 325 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 312 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 287 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 272 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 150 |
| Registration plate issues | 149 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Central Front Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |