| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 201 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 134 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |