| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1404 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1258 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 646 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Registration plate issues | 97 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 17 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |