| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6629 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4125 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3625 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3595 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3006 |
| Registration plate issues | 662 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 613 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 589 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 485 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 476 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 386 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 364 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 314 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 298 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 262 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 261 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 218 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 207 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 204 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 201 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 153 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 141 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Rear brake binding | 133 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 109 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 106 |
| Windscreen has damage | 102 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 101 |