| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 272 |
| Registration plate issues | 184 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 120 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Windscreen has damage | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 9 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |