| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2749 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1898 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1810 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1476 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1230 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 786 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 765 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 677 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 611 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 569 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 554 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 520 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 491 |
| Registration plate issues | 407 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 375 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 311 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 203 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 135 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 109 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 103 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 95 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 73 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 63 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 56 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 54 |
| Windscreen has damage | 53 |