| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1250 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 450 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 345 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 305 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 301 |
| Registration plate issues | 258 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 210 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device missing (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |