| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 597 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 267 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 172 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 22 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 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 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |