| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3160 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2275 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 932 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 616 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 402 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 335 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 308 |
| Registration plate issues | 295 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 256 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 239 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 223 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 212 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 162 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 143 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 119 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 107 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 88 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 86 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 65 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Rear brake binding | 42 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 39 |