| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1306 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 867 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 570 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 335 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 310 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 170 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 161 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 110 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Registration plate issues | 92 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 84 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 82 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 43 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Rear brake binding | 41 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 38 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 33 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 29 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 21 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 20 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 20 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |