| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7961 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7579 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2520 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2229 |
| Registration plate issues | 1824 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1666 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1437 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 914 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 856 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 841 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 828 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 778 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 765 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 667 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 602 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 586 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 585 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 567 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 560 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 475 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 457 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 448 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 441 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 387 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 373 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 337 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 336 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 330 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 324 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 306 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 291 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 288 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 287 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 277 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 274 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 264 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 263 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 261 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 214 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 212 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 206 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 205 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 203 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 171 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Windscreen has damage | 168 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Rear brake binding | 167 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 158 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 153 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 150 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 147 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 134 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 130 |