| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 97 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 46 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside 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)) | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 2 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn |1.1.14 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases silencer (6.1.2 (a)) | 2 |