| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1544 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 936 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 862 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 685 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 629 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 563 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 381 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 258 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 192 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 162 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 99 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 60 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 35 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 33 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 31 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |