| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 811 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 135 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 4 |