| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2090 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 906 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 311 |
| Registration plate issues | 176 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 158 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 137 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 41 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 31 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |