| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1172 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 838 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 700 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 263 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 204 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 193 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 105 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 98 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 76 |
| Registration plate issues | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 36 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |