| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5372 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3071 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2171 |
| Registration plate issues | 1285 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1226 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1150 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1009 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 754 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 721 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 666 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 653 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 611 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 569 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 552 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 465 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 434 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 414 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 372 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 355 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 352 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 349 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 337 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 325 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 318 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 309 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 308 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 292 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 288 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 266 |
| Rear brake binding | 239 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 237 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 227 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Windscreen has damage | 205 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 203 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 193 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 140 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 135 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 135 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 115 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 113 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 112 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 107 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 104 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 100 |