| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1069 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 387 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 314 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 296 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 262 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 93 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 73 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 56 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 53 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Registration plate issues | 34 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 20 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 14 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |