| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1425 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 520 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Registration plate issues | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 61 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |