| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 829 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 509 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 219 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 82 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 59 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 59 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 48 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |