| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1970 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1311 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1159 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 877 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 790 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 763 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 407 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 360 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 339 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 338 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 328 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 310 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 282 |
| Registration plate issues | 260 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 242 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 191 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 190 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 178 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 164 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 161 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 143 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 104 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 103 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 99 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 98 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 98 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 88 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 77 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 77 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 75 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Rear brake binding | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 64 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 63 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 62 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 56 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 48 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 45 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Front brake application uneven | 44 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 41 |