| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 485 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 57 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 30 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |