| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4039 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3738 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1972 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 942 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 779 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 763 |
| Registration plate issues | 729 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 717 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 625 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 536 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 510 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 443 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 420 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 361 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 319 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 314 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 282 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 260 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 258 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 252 |
| 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)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 244 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 227 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 226 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 179 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 172 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 171 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 169 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 161 |
| 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)) | 161 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 142 |
| Offside 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)) | 141 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 130 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 115 |
| Rear brake binding | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Windscreen has damage | 94 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 91 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 91 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Nearside 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)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 82 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 79 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 75 |