| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1234 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1093 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 855 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 767 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 729 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 444 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 341 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 276 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 218 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 208 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 109 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 103 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 91 |
| Registration plate issues | 90 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 59 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 26 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |