| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 365 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 338 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 155 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 143 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Registration plate issues | 77 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 73 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 59 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 42 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 37 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 28 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 16 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 14 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Rear brake binding | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 9 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 9 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 9 |