| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1219 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 428 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 402 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 401 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 389 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 326 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 291 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 146 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 129 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 94 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 92 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 89 |
| Registration plate issues | 76 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 50 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |