| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 208 |
| Registration plate issues | 107 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured inner rim (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Road wheel fractured rim cracked (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel has a welding defect (5.2.2 (a)) | 3 |