| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 371 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 82 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 69 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding o/s/r brake binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding both (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 3 |