| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 334 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 317 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 131 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |