| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 195 |
| Registration plate issues | 142 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 14 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Windscreen has damage | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |