| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 184 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 138 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 111 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 89 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 68 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 63 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 17 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 4 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 4 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 4 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 4 |