| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 494 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 195 |
| Registration plate issues | 93 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 32 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 5 |