| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1134 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 817 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 355 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 269 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 240 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 113 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 88 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 33 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 16 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 15 |