| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2622 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2171 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1682 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1374 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 938 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 901 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 862 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 711 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 667 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 582 |
| Registration plate issues | 344 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 230 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 220 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 219 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 197 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 154 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 130 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 129 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 127 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 116 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 78 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 77 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 65 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 62 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 62 |