| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2910 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1697 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 454 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 412 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 330 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 273 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 261 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 222 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 193 |
| Registration plate issues | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 123 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 66 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 64 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 41 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 39 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 38 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 26 |