| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1812 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 857 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 322 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 84 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 50 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 17 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |