| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 402 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 330 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 145 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 86 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 82 |
| Registration plate issues | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Windscreen has damage | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |