| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 389 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 223 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| 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)) | 7 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |