| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2450 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1036 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 795 |
| Registration plate issues | 568 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 402 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 399 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 129 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 128 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 95 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Rear brake binding | 91 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 83 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 70 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 69 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 69 |
| Windscreen has damage | 65 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 65 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 54 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 52 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 50 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 43 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 40 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 39 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 38 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 38 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 35 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 34 |
| Offside Front Brake hose bulging under pressure |3.6.B.3| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 31 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 31 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 28 |