| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1636 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1594 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 760 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 738 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 717 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 717 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 367 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 365 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 350 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 332 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 299 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 294 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 245 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 227 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 201 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 178 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 168 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 122 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 109 |
| Registration plate issues | 104 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 93 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 81 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 78 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 51 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 31 |