| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 767 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 415 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 97 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 10 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Central Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |