| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 727 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 360 |
| Registration plate issues | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 32 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 19 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |