| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 687 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 600 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 91 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Registration plate issues | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 28 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.2.3 |c|| | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |4.2.3 |c|| | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |