| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 222 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 174 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 150 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 5 |