| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3077 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2000 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1475 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1033 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 461 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 457 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 430 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 422 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 420 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 355 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 193 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 150 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 127 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 125 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Registration plate issues | 93 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 64 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |