| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 658 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 399 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 386 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 365 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 280 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 245 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 240 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 98 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Registration plate issues | 77 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Rear brake binding | 60 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 49 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 32 |
| Power steering malfunctioning (2.1.5 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 28 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 21 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |