| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 168 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 115 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 112 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 84 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 59 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 31 |
| Registration plate issues | 30 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 25 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Rear brake binding | 9 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| 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|| | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Rear Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 3 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (7.1.2 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.D.4| | 3 |