| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 439 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 168 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 5 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Fuel tank exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel parking brake (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |