| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 116 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured |5.2.2 |a|| | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |