| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1381 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 831 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 568 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 547 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 353 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 226 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 206 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 176 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 168 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 160 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 113 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 109 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 85 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 84 |
| Registration plate issues | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 34 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |