| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 724 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 419 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 102 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 101 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 16 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |