| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 52 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 51 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp light source and lamp not compatible (4.1.4 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |