| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 168 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 67 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 64 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 4 |