| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 301 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 167 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 98 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 67 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |