| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 150 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 128 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 52 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |