| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1182 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 976 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 481 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 288 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 233 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 217 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 190 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 170 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 151 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 107 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 82 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Rear brake binding | 65 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 46 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 22 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Windscreen has damage | 15 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |