| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 890 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 568 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 563 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 504 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 471 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 404 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Rear brake binding | 175 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 142 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 130 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 120 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 105 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 103 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Registration plate issues | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 89 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 66 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 63 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 61 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 49 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 47 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 27 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 26 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 26 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 21 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 21 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 18 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 18 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 16 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 16 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 16 |
| Windscreen has damage | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 15 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 15 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 15 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |