| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1621 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1143 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 911 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 739 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 675 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 444 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 342 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 269 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 203 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 187 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 183 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 142 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 134 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 128 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 117 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 116 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 98 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 77 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 77 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 63 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 60 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 57 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 40 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Rear brake binding | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 33 |