| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2101 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1770 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 666 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 657 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 338 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 177 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 172 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 169 |
| Registration plate issues | 168 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 113 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 106 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 95 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 77 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 41 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 27 |
| Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |