| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5308 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2679 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2665 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1786 |
| Registration plate issues | 1512 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 741 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 703 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 695 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 586 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 579 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 542 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 486 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 425 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 422 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 394 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 389 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 380 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 372 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 355 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 350 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 326 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 322 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 319 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 292 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 291 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 273 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 272 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 215 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 201 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 187 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 179 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Windscreen has damage | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 148 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 136 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 135 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 125 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 113 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |