| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 95 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |