| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1168 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 455 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 140 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 108 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 89 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 69 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |