| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 148 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 84 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 41 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 28 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 21 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 20 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 19 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 18 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 8 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Registration plate issues | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside 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| | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 4 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |