| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Registration plate issues | 269 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 203 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 149 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 140 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 102 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 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)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 6 |