| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 172 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 67 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 44 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 34 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Battery leaking (4.13 (b)) | 4 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror insecure (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |