| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 258 |
| Registration plate issues | 234 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 71 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 64 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (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 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |