| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1006 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 422 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 187 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 129 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 121 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 95 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 62 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 61 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Registration plate issues | 55 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 40 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Central Rear Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |