| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1112 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 885 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 302 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 235 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Registration plate issues | 109 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 106 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 46 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 16 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |