| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 137 |
| Registration plate issues | 75 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 70 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 15 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |