| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 608 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 286 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 21 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
| Fuel tank exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel parking brake pedal (1.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 5 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |