| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1598 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 801 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 488 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 461 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 260 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 259 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 220 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 197 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 169 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Registration plate issues | 141 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 106 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 63 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 57 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 45 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged (1.1.15 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 25 |