| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 221 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 197 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 188 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside 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)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |