| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4514 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2756 |
| Registration plate issues | 1551 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1477 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1387 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1189 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1108 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 978 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 898 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 525 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 515 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 495 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 480 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 456 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 440 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 419 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 386 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 349 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 311 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 307 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 288 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 283 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 275 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 274 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 258 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 255 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 247 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 169 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 162 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 161 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 156 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 154 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 145 |
| Windscreen has damage | 143 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 139 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 125 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 124 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 118 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 115 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 112 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 98 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 97 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |