| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2397 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2295 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1462 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1378 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1318 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 950 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 625 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 604 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 549 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 454 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 447 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 437 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 430 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 426 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 401 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 391 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 372 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 358 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 339 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Registration plate issues | 329 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 313 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 310 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 291 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 235 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 217 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 216 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 213 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 200 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 164 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 122 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 111 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 110 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 96 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 92 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 92 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 88 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 85 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 78 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 78 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 66 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 61 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 56 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar 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 |