| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3849 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2428 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 770 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 394 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 317 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 290 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 261 |
| Registration plate issues | 252 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 221 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 206 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 169 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 165 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 130 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 127 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 89 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 73 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 67 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 63 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 57 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 46 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |