| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2251 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1994 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1431 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1301 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1183 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 203 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 198 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 147 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Registration plate issues | 126 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 110 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 110 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 95 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 44 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 36 |