| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 608 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 437 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 365 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 261 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 261 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 107 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 73 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 27 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 12 |