| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 764 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 437 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 83 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 80 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 72 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 38 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 29 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 28 |
| Registration plate issues | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 15 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 6 |