| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1034 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1016 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 604 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 556 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 461 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 354 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 349 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 333 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 276 |
| Registration plate issues | 264 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 217 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 167 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 102 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 96 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 80 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 79 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 70 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 64 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Windscreen has damage | 57 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 47 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 37 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 33 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 32 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 28 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 27 |
| Front Prop shaft joint excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 25 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |