| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 661 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 329 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 142 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Registration plate issues | 29 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 26 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear 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)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |