| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5586 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2632 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2412 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1808 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1475 |
| Registration plate issues | 1317 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1299 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 875 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 848 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 816 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 790 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 789 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 783 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 758 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 756 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 642 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 591 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 453 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 435 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 394 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 385 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 380 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 362 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 328 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 316 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 311 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet not holding correctly (1.1.6 (a)) | 299 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 297 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 295 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 282 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 256 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 249 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 244 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 243 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 222 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 221 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 215 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 202 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 197 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 181 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 176 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 115 |
| Windscreen has damage | 115 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 108 |