| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 308 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 241 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 221 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |