| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 222 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 143 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 19 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |