| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1164 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 682 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 478 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 212 |
| Registration plate issues | 197 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 111 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 72 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 71 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 52 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 43 |
| Windscreen has damage | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 22 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 17 |