| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 147 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 132 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 12 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 5 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |1.1.6 |d|| | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 4 |