| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1423 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 709 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 410 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 293 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 223 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 211 |
| Rear brake binding | 151 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 131 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 123 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 73 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 72 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 56 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 29 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 28 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 27 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Front brake application uneven | 26 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 25 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |