| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4821 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2145 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1937 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1678 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1556 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1265 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1209 |
| Registration plate issues | 1116 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1013 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 724 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 673 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 637 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 544 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 527 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 517 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 507 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 498 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 463 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 450 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 444 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 440 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 438 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 415 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 374 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 360 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 305 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 299 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 258 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 253 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 221 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 217 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 214 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 200 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 187 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 181 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 174 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 171 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 157 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 143 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Windscreen has damage | 138 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 104 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 99 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 99 |