| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 805 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 280 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |