| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 265 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 11 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 4 |