| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1744 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 664 |
| Registration plate issues | 579 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 360 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 164 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| 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)) | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 42 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| 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)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |