| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2626 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2023 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1142 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 844 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 687 |
| Registration plate issues | 429 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 351 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 300 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 259 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 242 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 184 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 184 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 175 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 156 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 147 |
| Rear brake binding | 135 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 131 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 104 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 95 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 76 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 71 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 58 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 46 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 45 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 45 |