| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4534 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1541 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1166 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 627 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 556 |
| Registration plate issues | 346 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 245 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 238 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 213 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 153 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 153 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 145 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 102 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 101 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 101 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 85 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 63 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 60 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 58 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 56 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 37 |