| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 147 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 136 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 99 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front Coil spring fractured or broken both (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |