| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 447 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 388 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 320 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 260 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 131 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 36 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Rear brake binding | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |