| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1929 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1565 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1314 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1014 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 931 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 761 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 451 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 401 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 332 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 321 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 312 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 312 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 297 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 281 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 221 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 217 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 215 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 202 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Registration plate issues | 180 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 114 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 107 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 94 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 90 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 90 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 83 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 81 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 80 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 47 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 40 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 38 |