| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4828 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4098 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4087 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2652 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1938 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1231 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 799 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 743 |
| Registration plate issues | 534 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 463 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 443 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 439 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 410 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 382 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 285 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 258 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 236 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 215 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 206 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 191 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 177 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 162 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 126 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 124 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 110 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 108 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 98 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 97 |