| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2781 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1613 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 853 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 725 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 256 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 242 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 240 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 187 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 130 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 126 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 117 |
| Registration plate issues | 115 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 113 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 86 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 83 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 41 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |