| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 362 |
| Registration plate issues | 209 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 104 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |