| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 553 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 381 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 181 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 143 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 99 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 52 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |