| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1280 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1127 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 830 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 576 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 546 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 531 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 493 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 473 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 456 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 357 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 350 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 299 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 293 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 282 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 278 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 249 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 229 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 213 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 195 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 186 |
| Registration plate issues | 169 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 157 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 134 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 131 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 129 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 124 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 121 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 118 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 114 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 112 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 103 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 95 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 95 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 87 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 84 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 84 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 64 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 58 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 50 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 49 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 45 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 34 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Rear brake binding | 33 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |