| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 55 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 13 |
| Registration plate issues | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake lining(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating both (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver`s view of the road |3.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |