| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1720 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 985 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 805 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 741 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 576 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 533 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 402 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 237 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 211 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 74 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 27 |