| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 333 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 128 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 3 |