| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 116 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 96 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 64 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |