| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 199 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 195 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 102 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Steering wheel has movement relative to the column indicating looseness (2.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |