| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5228 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1776 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1107 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 910 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 867 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Registration plate issues | 240 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 190 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 186 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 162 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 139 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 129 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Front Position lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 60 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 54 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |