| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1286 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 346 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 320 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 284 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 137 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Registration plate issues | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim unable to be tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |