| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3222 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2974 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2039 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 953 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 836 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 529 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 459 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 406 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 322 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 321 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 258 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 238 |
| Registration plate issues | 235 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 208 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 202 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 200 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 190 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 175 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 168 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 167 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 163 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 159 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 145 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 91 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 68 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 63 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 61 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 58 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 52 |