| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1082 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 637 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 541 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 319 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 240 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 229 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 186 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 145 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 132 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 118 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 116 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 111 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 110 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 108 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 81 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 71 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Registration plate issues | 53 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Rear brake binding | 45 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 30 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 29 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 24 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 22 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 20 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |