| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4239 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3404 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2782 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 690 |
| Registration plate issues | 458 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 406 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 387 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 362 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 356 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 342 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 279 |
| Windscreen has damage | 275 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 247 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 246 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 241 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 240 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 217 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 191 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 189 |
| Rear brake binding | 168 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 151 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 149 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 126 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 114 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 85 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 72 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 65 |