| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 463 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 210 |
| Registration plate issues | 123 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 6 |
| 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)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |