| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1427 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 524 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 81 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |