| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1664 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1295 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 331 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 178 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 153 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 95 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 25 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 17 |