| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 273 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 182 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 161 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 96 |
| Registration plate issues | 78 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Drivers airbag obviously inoperative (7.1.5 (c)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |