| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 600 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 352 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 19 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |