| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 254 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 238 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |