| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 35 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 31 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake lever is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (1.1.6 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing |5.2.1 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |