| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 182 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |