| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1592 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1228 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1036 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 899 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 464 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 381 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 316 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 262 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 223 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 194 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 157 |
| Registration plate issues | 149 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 110 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 69 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 40 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 32 |