| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 451 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 233 |
| Registration plate issues | 92 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |