| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 131 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 103 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 33 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 10 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 3 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Bonnet primary retaining device ineffective (3.1 (c)) | 2 |