| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 230 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 201 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 168 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 40 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |