| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2280 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 757 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 459 |
| Registration plate issues | 400 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 141 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 124 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 53 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 28 |