| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 228 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 112 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 112 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |