| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 180 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 97 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Registration plate issues | 48 |
| Rear brake binding | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 33 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 21 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 20 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Front brake application uneven | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 6 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 4 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |