| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 224 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 116 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 82 |
| Registration plate issues | 72 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 4 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush D bush |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn d bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |