| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 253 |
| Registration plate issues | 141 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 127 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red |1.3.2e| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 5 |