| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 187 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen in an unacceptable condition (3.2 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Both (5.3.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of an obligatory external mirror significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 3 |