| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 370 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 200 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |