| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 382 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 199 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 178 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 104 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 41 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Registration plate issues | 24 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 19 |
| Rear brake binding | 17 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 14 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |