| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1057 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 447 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 382 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 257 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 123 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 112 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 105 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 55 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 38 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |