| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 192 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 187 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 152 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 5 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 4 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |