| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1018 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 362 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Registration plate issues | 170 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 149 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 122 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 107 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 76 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 9 |