| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4394 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1309 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 903 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 631 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 566 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 202 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 196 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 172 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 125 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 117 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 46 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 36 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |