| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2335 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1357 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 329 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 310 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Registration plate issues | 215 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 170 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 157 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 122 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 52 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |