| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 143 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 89 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 62 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| fouling other parts of the vehicle |2.3.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 2 |
| Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |