| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1980 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1243 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1192 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 77 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 28 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |