| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 468 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 82 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Registration plate issues | 7 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 5 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment no reserve travel (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |