| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 172 |
| Registration plate issues | 92 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 45 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |