| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1482 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1027 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 883 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Registration plate issues | 137 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 112 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 42 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 35 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Rear brake binding | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 25 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 19 |