| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 264 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 90 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 41 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Registration plate issues | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 7 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| 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)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 4 |