| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1473 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 287 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 27 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Bumper damaged and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted (6.1.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |