| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 146 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake cable has restricted free movement (1.1.15 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted inner rim (5.2.2 (c) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system grabbing severely (1.3.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp has a product on the lens or light source which shows white light to the rear (4.2.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel low effort (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |