| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 117 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 103 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 14 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak BOTH (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak BOTH (5.3.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect bulb in wrong way (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |