| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1121 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 360 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 236 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 180 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 8 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 7 |