| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 175 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |