| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 425 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 356 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 333 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 326 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 196 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 79 |
| Registration plate issues | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 56 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 17 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |