| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 432 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 332 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Central Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 4 |