| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 130 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 112 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Registration plate issues | 15 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Central Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen both (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2 |