| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 137 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 36 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| 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 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| 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 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn Spring link (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |