| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 266 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 130 |
| Registration plate issues | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |