| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1025 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 414 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 276 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Registration plate issues | 72 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 21 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 21 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |