| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1025 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 697 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 631 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 523 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 384 |
| Registration plate issues | 242 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 228 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 205 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 121 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 52 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 19 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 18 |