| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 496 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 418 |
| Registration plate issues | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |