| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 515 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 334 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 300 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 185 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 173 |
| Registration plate issues | 112 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 98 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 80 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 74 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 64 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 53 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 39 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 10 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 8 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 6 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 6 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |