| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5435 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3028 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 917 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 895 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 759 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 726 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 702 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 508 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 454 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 433 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 412 |
| Rear brake binding | 384 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 300 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 279 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 232 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 187 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 184 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 180 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 170 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Registration plate issues | 133 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 123 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 116 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 106 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 86 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 75 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 64 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 55 |