| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 769 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 601 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp lens defective such that emitted light is adversely affected (4.5.1 (b) (ii)) | 7 |