| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2029 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1875 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1560 |
| Registration plate issues | 903 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 859 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 250 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 134 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 92 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 82 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 78 |
| Windscreen has damage | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 56 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 34 |