| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2438 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1551 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1462 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1451 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1110 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 445 |
| Registration plate issues | 412 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 357 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 328 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 279 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 184 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 163 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 136 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |