| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 421 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 324 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 300 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 59 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 51 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 47 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 43 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 38 |
| Registration plate issues | 36 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Rear brake binding | 15 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 8 |