| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2319 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1950 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 794 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 557 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 493 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 458 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 433 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 422 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 392 |
| Registration plate issues | 372 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 359 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 284 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 281 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 268 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 254 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 238 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 232 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 202 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 159 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 87 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 86 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Windscreen has damage | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 63 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 46 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |