| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 671 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 396 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 204 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 93 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 80 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Registration plate issues | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 36 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 12 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |