| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 314 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 219 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 188 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 177 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 167 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 122 |
| Rear brake binding | 87 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 43 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 17 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 15 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 14 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 13 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 12 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 12 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 11 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 7 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 6 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake application uneven | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 6 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Brake hose damaged | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |