| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 314 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 219 |
| Registration plate issues | 141 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 119 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 105 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 101 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 30 |
| Windscreen has damage | 28 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 14 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 8 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |