| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2116 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1243 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 583 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 541 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 250 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Registration plate issues | 187 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 175 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 125 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 78 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 70 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 62 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 24 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |