| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 147 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 114 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 99 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 39 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 29 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 19 |
| 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 Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 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 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (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 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |