| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 518 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 336 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 192 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 143 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 69 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 66 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 66 |
| Registration plate issues | 63 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 58 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 44 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 28 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 19 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 18 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 13 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 13 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Windscreen has damage | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Rear brake binding | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |