| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 552 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 549 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 422 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 70 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 63 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 47 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 33 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 30 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Windscreen has damage | 22 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 19 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |