| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1337 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1126 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 962 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 442 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 363 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 342 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 308 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 242 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 184 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 132 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 117 |
| Registration plate issues | 110 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 82 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 68 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 28 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 27 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 27 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |