| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1804 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1371 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1042 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 694 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 551 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 278 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 236 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 159 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 143 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 142 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 138 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 133 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Registration plate issues | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 40 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |