| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 280 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 242 |
| Registration plate issues | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 116 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 74 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 17 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |