| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 285 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 105 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 45 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Passengers seat backrest cannot be secured in the upright position. (6.2.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 3 |