| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1194 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 886 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 364 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 319 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 253 |
| Registration plate issues | 222 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |