| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4854 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2250 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 631 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 565 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 457 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 363 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 349 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 343 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 301 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 275 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 268 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 186 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 171 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 169 |
| Registration plate issues | 167 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 86 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 83 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 63 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a|| | 55 |