| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 127 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 59 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 19 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |