| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 147 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 130 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 113 |
| Rear brake binding | 68 |
| Registration plate issues | 41 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 39 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 14 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 13 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 9 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 6 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 6 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 5 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 4 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a part missing |7.1.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 3 |