| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 78 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |