| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4815 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3479 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 638 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 523 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 408 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 347 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Registration plate issues | 280 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 254 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 108 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 74 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 55 |
| Nearside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 46 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 41 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |