| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1787 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1558 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1482 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1092 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 508 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 350 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 342 |
| Registration plate issues | 333 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 300 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 283 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 277 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 271 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 232 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 232 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 212 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 206 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 204 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 199 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 180 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 136 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 129 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 126 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 121 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 117 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 104 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 103 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 91 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 88 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 88 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 78 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Rear brake binding | 77 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 70 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 67 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 65 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 61 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 61 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 59 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 57 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 55 |
| Windscreen has damage | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 47 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 43 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 43 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 40 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 40 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 39 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 39 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 37 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |