| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 460 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 142 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 85 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Registration plate issues | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working both |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 4 |