| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1531 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1151 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 864 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 441 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 428 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 369 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 309 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 286 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 278 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 268 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 263 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 240 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 157 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 131 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 129 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 118 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 117 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Registration plate issues | 82 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 32 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |