| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1224 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1204 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1131 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 532 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 515 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 372 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 301 |
| Registration plate issues | 233 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 231 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 229 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 226 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 225 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 221 |
| Rear brake binding | 183 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 180 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 138 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 123 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 102 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 97 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 83 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 80 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 56 |
| Steering column universal joint has excessive wear or play (2.2.2 (c)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 52 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 50 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 33 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |