| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1198 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 739 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 585 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 504 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 502 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 379 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 274 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 260 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 254 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 243 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 196 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 153 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 151 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 150 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Registration plate issues | 111 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 103 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 103 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 98 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 88 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 53 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 51 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Brake hose damaged | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 40 |
| Rear brake binding | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 39 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 39 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 38 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front brake application uneven | 26 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 21 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |