| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5924 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1840 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1298 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1105 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 986 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 270 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 258 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 255 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| 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 |
| Registration plate issues | 195 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 172 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 171 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 155 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 137 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Front Position lamp not working both (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 57 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 57 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 53 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 50 |
| Front Position lamp not working both sides (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 46 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |