| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 59 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 59 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim so that beam "kick up" is not visible on the screen |4.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |