| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6689 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3868 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1613 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1597 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1387 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1291 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1253 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 873 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 808 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 771 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 750 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 639 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 601 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 485 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 479 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 456 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 432 |
| Rear brake binding | 384 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 305 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 291 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 283 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 269 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 264 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 262 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 259 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 226 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 184 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 183 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 180 |
| Registration plate issues | 178 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 177 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 170 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 158 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Nearside Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 90 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |