| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 135 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 27 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Nearside Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.4.A.2e| | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring mounting damaged and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c| | 3 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |