| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 314 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 261 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |