| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3569 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2656 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2399 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2123 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1582 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1365 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1125 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1027 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 848 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 786 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 680 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 677 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 611 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 554 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 531 |
| Registration plate issues | 474 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 347 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 321 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 292 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 211 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 163 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 132 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 127 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 103 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 84 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (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 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 77 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 76 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |