| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 970 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 313 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 60 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 18 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |