| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 228 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 144 |
| Registration plate issues | 57 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 21 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |