| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1931 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 588 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 283 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 268 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 35 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing so rough it is likely to overheat or break up (5.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b)) | 17 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |