| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1170 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 554 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 396 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 238 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 141 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 136 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 86 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 78 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 25 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 16 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 15 |