| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7262 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3041 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2923 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1881 |
| Registration plate issues | 1477 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1059 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 910 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 769 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 756 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 713 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 699 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 685 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 625 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 544 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 519 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 517 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 475 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 466 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 458 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 409 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 408 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 395 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 384 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 372 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 359 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 356 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 352 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 314 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 308 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 302 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 269 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 245 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 240 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 214 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 176 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 171 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 160 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 151 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 144 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 136 |
| Windscreen has damage | 133 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 128 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 126 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 115 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 115 |