| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1003 |
| Registration plate issues | 255 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 228 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 21 |
| 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)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| 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)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside 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)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside 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)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 10 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 10 |
| Exhaust noise is clearly in excess of that emitted by a similar vehicle fitted with a standard silencer in average condition (8.1.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |