| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 415 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 256 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 172 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 47 |
| Registration plate issues | 43 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 11 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |