| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1712 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1205 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 703 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 298 |
| Registration plate issues | 247 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 188 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 151 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 149 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 141 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 116 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 107 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 93 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 92 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 66 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 56 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 54 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 39 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |