| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2332 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 690 |
| Registration plate issues | 392 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 307 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 269 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 169 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 110 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 78 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 54 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 44 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |