| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1256 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 762 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 213 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 133 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 119 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Registration plate issues | 97 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 48 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 22 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 19 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |