| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3744 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3419 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2491 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1710 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1607 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1190 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 812 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 774 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 754 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 697 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 430 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 410 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 403 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 335 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 327 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 322 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 322 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 321 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 318 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 314 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Registration plate issues | 309 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 307 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 252 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 239 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 238 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 208 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 182 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 172 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 159 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 151 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 72 |