| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 525 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 205 |
| Registration plate issues | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 165 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 126 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 105 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 74 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |