| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1529 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 678 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 29 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 29 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 25 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |