| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 439 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 283 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 71 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 25 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 5 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |