| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 985 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 921 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 905 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 612 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 545 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 308 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 243 |
| Registration plate issues | 222 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 178 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 169 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 161 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 161 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 135 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 120 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 116 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 116 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 94 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 91 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 86 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 79 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 79 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Rear brake binding | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| 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)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 36 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 35 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 34 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 33 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 32 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 30 |
| Windscreen has damage | 28 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 27 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| 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)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 24 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 23 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 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 Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 21 |