| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 316 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 229 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 163 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Registration plate issues | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 26 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |