| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 66 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 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 Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade missing (3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |