| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 358 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 348 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 332 |
| Registration plate issues | 309 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 218 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 91 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |