| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 102 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 90 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 68 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 26 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 12 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 12 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 9 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 6 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up |5.1.3 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative |4.1.6 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |