| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1184 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 855 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 655 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 444 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 144 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Registration plate issues | 107 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 95 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 94 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 77 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 51 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 25 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 16 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 14 |