| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 65 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 38 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 29 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Registration plate issues | 9 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating |1.2.1 |e|| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside rear brake excessively fluctuating |3.7.B.3| | 2 |
| Fuel tank exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment creating a risk of fire (6.1.3 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp likely to become detached (4.5.1 (c) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |