| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 467 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 380 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 84 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 22 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 18 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn D bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |