| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 678 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 347 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 93 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 52 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |