| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1325 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 225 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 68 |
| Registration plate issues | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |