| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2897 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2326 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1595 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1576 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1319 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1298 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 838 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 672 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 579 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 570 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 549 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 514 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 507 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 491 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 395 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 389 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 357 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 332 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 324 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 297 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Registration plate issues | 245 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 226 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 221 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 217 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 197 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 190 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 167 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 152 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 139 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 125 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 114 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 107 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 101 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 95 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 90 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 81 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 61 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 58 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |