| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 446 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 152 |
| Registration plate issues | 117 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 7 |
| 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)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 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 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |