| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 235 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 167 |
| Registration plate issues | 76 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Electronic braking system warning device indicates a fault (1.7 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 3 |