| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 357 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 234 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 147 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 139 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 125 |
| Registration plate issues | 71 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 63 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 60 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 59 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 56 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 45 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 33 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 25 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 15 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Front brake application uneven | 13 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) | 8 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 7 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Outer Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| incorrect colour |1.1.A.3e| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 4 |