| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3235 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1613 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 305 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 279 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 273 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 245 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 202 |
| Registration plate issues | 201 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 158 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 131 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 129 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 88 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 63 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 54 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 46 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 28 |