| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 453 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 210 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 123 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Registration plate issues | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |