| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 88 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 47 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 7 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 4 |
| Rear Brake cable insecure | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| 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)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| 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)) | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror does not provide a view to the rear (3.3 (c)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |