| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3514 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3403 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2294 |
| Registration plate issues | 549 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 470 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 453 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 412 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 398 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 388 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 373 |
| Windscreen has damage | 363 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 349 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 315 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 308 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 288 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 282 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 276 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 248 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 207 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 188 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 159 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 117 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 110 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Rear brake binding | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 68 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 62 |