| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 136 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin EGR pipe split (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |