| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 349 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 187 |
| Registration plate issues | 92 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |