| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2161 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1437 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 364 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 352 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 156 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 141 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Registration plate issues | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 35 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |