| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 200 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 147 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 129 |
| Registration plate issues | 105 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 97 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 28 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 20 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 18 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 11 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine |8.4.1 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |