| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 415 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 268 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 247 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 224 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 137 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 132 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 27 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 11 |