| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1230 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 588 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 158 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Registration plate issues | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control switch not functioning correctly (7.12 (d)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |