| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 699 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 172 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 160 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 96 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 28 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 14 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 10 |