| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 131 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 111 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 102 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 94 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 73 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 69 |
| Rear brake binding | 37 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 24 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 16 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Registration plate issues | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |