| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 142 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 37 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside 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 Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Brake lining|s| wear indicator illuminated |1.1.13 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Central Body has an unsafe modification sharp ornament on bonnet (6.2.1 (d) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |