| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1722 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 672 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 88 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 61 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 15 |
| Nearside Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |