| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2846 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2025 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1764 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 991 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 915 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 567 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 493 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 486 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 471 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 450 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 426 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 408 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 364 |
| Registration plate issues | 356 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 344 |
| Rear brake binding | 277 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 264 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 223 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 177 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 171 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 171 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 155 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 125 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 118 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 111 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 96 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 75 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 60 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 55 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 49 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 46 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 45 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Front brake application uneven | 44 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 43 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Windscreen has damage | 42 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 40 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 33 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 33 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 32 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 30 |