| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 303 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 294 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 259 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 58 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 47 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |