| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 378 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 204 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 175 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |