| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 835 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 604 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 202 |
| Registration plate issues | 162 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 42 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |