| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2741 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1227 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1007 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 996 |
| Registration plate issues | 787 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 622 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 353 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 281 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 274 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 240 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 239 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 231 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 226 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 208 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 206 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 202 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 190 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 172 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 163 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 154 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 150 |
| Rear brake binding | 141 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 123 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 115 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 98 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 90 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 86 |
| Windscreen has damage | 86 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 85 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 82 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 73 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 70 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 67 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 60 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 49 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 48 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 48 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 43 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 42 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Power steering malfunctioning |2.3.3a| | 42 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 38 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 38 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |