| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 238 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding o/s/r brake binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding both (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 2 |