| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 110 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 85 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 46 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 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 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3 |