| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 237 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 222 |
| Registration plate issues | 171 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 107 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 19 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 6 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested |4.1.2 |b|| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |