| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 432 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 129 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 114 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 37 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 16 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |