| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 683 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 249 |
| Registration plate issues | 48 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |