| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2687 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 845 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 242 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 197 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 103 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 51 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 29 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |