| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 767 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 367 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 219 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 100 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 90 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 89 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 32 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 31 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 19 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |