| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 288 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 200 |
| Registration plate issues | 113 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 88 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 22 |
| Rear brake binding | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 15 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 9 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 7 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |