| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 132 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 115 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 74 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |