| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 66 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |