| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 447 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 331 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 319 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 225 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 96 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 31 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |