| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 375 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 240 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 76 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 68 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 56 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 26 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 7 |