| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 395 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 311 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 87 |
| Registration plate issues | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |