| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 282 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 159 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 95 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Central Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 6 |