| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 47 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp missing (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |