| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 205 |
| Registration plate issues | 179 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 106 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Windscreen has damage | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 5 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5 |