| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1366 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 738 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 598 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 430 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 402 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 351 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 205 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 198 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 183 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 147 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 142 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 141 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 116 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Registration plate issues | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 65 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 62 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 60 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 57 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 53 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 45 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 42 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 42 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 40 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 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 Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 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 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 23 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |