| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 181 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 140 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 49 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel to the extent that safe steering is affected (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Front Service brake excessively binding x2 (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |