| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1090 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 465 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 461 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 455 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 399 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 294 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 172 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 158 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 128 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 120 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 112 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 104 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 103 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 91 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 84 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Registration plate issues | 79 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 24 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 18 |