| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 228 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 221 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 20 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 5 |