| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6348 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5596 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4592 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4548 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2636 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1601 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1446 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1199 |
| Registration plate issues | 805 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 802 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 666 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 662 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 661 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 622 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 598 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 552 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 545 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 499 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 474 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 407 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 403 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 363 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 348 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 338 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 335 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 326 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 294 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 291 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 287 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 285 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 270 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 244 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 240 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 228 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 225 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 213 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 198 |
| Rear brake binding | 192 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 192 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 187 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 180 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 168 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 165 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 159 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 156 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 148 |