| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1415 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1226 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 325 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 264 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 206 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 188 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Registration plate issues | 115 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 105 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 91 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 63 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 23 |