| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 387 |
| Registration plate issues | 234 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 148 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 112 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 57 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 49 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 36 |
| Rear brake binding | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 20 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 18 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 17 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 16 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 8 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Offside Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 5 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |