| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2059 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1364 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 302 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 197 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 196 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 167 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 161 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 109 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Registration plate issues | 80 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 57 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 50 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 42 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 26 |