| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 299 |
| Registration plate issues | 104 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 103 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |