| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 879 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 797 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 693 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 658 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 216 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 212 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 172 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 146 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 107 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 97 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 88 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Registration plate issues | 81 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 78 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 31 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |