| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 85 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 72 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 49 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 26 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 8 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 3 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front brake caliper leaking |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking at flexy hose to caleper |3.6.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 2 |