| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6268 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4983 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2708 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1276 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 1268 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1195 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1027 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 937 |
| Registration plate issues | 921 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 874 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 873 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 835 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 793 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 779 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 727 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 543 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 519 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 458 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 455 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 454 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 436 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 421 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 387 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 380 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 357 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 355 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 352 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 340 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 334 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 332 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 331 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 324 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 312 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 311 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 310 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 307 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 304 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 289 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 287 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 270 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 266 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 263 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 257 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 253 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 252 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 244 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 240 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 237 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 234 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 217 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 210 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 206 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 193 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 188 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 167 |
| Rear brake binding | 166 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 158 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 156 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 155 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 140 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 137 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 136 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 132 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 128 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 125 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 124 |
| Windscreen has damage | 124 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 120 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 119 |