| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2105 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1356 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1106 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 429 |
| Registration plate issues | 413 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 412 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 304 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 260 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 254 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 204 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 197 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 79 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected (4.4.1 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |