| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1862 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1689 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1492 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1103 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1077 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 992 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 880 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 831 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 692 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 454 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 427 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 413 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 408 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 395 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 391 |
| Registration plate issues | 375 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 366 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 359 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 343 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 340 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 305 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 285 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 263 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 245 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 231 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 223 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 214 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 188 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 187 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 164 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 159 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 157 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 144 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 141 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 127 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 111 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 111 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 99 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 79 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 71 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 69 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 68 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 53 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 51 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 50 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 48 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |