| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 768 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 728 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 374 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 358 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 337 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 303 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 142 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 116 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 88 |
| Registration plate issues | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 60 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 59 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 48 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 22 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure |2.2.D.2d| | 20 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 19 |