| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 400 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 273 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 24 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |