| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 432 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 351 |
| Registration plate issues | 208 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 167 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 96 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 50 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 7 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |