| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 765 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 261 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 104 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Central Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |