| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 400 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 394 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 317 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 277 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 148 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 140 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 70 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 69 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 48 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 21 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 10 |