| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1011 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 858 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 452 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 415 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 391 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 259 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 184 |
| Registration plate issues | 144 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 111 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 105 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 79 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 69 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 60 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Windscreen has damage | 32 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction |2.6 |a|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |