| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1721 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 823 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 231 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 217 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Registration plate issues | 150 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 122 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 85 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 51 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 46 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 26 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |