| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 77 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 3 |
| Offside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected |4.4.1 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake binding | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |