| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 85 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 21 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Registration plate issues | 10 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Power steering fluid reservoir empty |2.1.5 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 3 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 2 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2 |