| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1097 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 468 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 240 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 84 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |