| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1937 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1521 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 873 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 397 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 322 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 307 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 283 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 246 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 193 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 150 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 149 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 135 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 108 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 107 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 96 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 80 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 73 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 70 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 49 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 30 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |