| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 224 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 110 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 42 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged |7.1.2 |d|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |