| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1046 |
| Registration plate issues | 248 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 244 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 12 |