| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 417 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 386 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 348 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 322 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 250 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 100 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 67 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 43 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |