| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1438 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 355 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 341 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 337 |
| Registration plate issues | 307 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 113 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 112 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 101 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 33 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Windscreen has damage | 27 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 27 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |