| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2298 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1350 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 637 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 619 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 299 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 206 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 70 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 67 |
| Registration plate issues | 66 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 42 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 21 |