| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 178 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |
| Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn both (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp switch not operating in accordance with the requirements (4.5.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |