| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate issues | 199 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 123 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| 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)) | 5 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |