| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 496 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 132 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 132 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 76 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle damaged (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp lens seriously defective (4.2.1 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 4 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |