| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 23 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust gas recirculation valve obviously defective (8.2.2.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust fumes entering cabin egr pipe (6.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases EGR pipe (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board (6.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |