| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 346 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 309 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Registration plate issues | 124 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 48 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 20 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 15 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 12 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 10 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Stop lamp|s| remains on when the brakes are released |4.3.2 |a| |iii|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |