| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 706 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 690 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 538 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 422 |
| Registration plate issues | 225 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 158 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 148 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 25 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |