| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 369 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 115 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Registration plate issues | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |