| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10746 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8864 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2247 |
| Registration plate issues | 1869 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1748 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1706 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1591 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1505 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1478 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1370 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1278 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1059 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1010 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 902 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 854 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 717 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 701 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 655 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 650 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 549 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 527 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 521 |
| Windscreen has damage | 518 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 507 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 483 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 477 |
| Rear brake binding | 450 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 443 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 438 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 435 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 434 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 433 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 411 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 391 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 383 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 378 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 377 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 376 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 366 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 365 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 358 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 331 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 329 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 313 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 303 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 295 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 292 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 292 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 272 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 272 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 257 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 242 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 239 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 225 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 221 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 217 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 208 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 200 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 196 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 190 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 190 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 187 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 186 |