| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 301 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 142 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Rear brake binding | 16 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| 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)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside 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 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 5 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 4 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| 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| | 4 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 4 |