| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 814 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 213 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 38 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Registration plate issues | 22 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Central Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |