| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 827 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 632 |
| Registration plate issues | 101 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 6 |