| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 232 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 199 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 67 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 65 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 20 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 18 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 17 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 16 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 3 |