| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 213 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 150 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 78 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 71 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Front brake application uneven | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |