| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1723 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 689 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 42 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |