| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5172 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1896 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1814 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1486 |
| Registration plate issues | 1095 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 610 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 544 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 517 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 459 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 421 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 377 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 372 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 352 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 350 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 344 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 308 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 302 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 290 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 278 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 274 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 199 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 198 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 197 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 180 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 174 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 172 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 160 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 151 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 146 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 144 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 139 |
| Windscreen has damage | 133 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 128 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 115 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 111 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 98 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 95 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 89 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 85 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 76 |