| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1464 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 830 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 69 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 37 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |