| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 428 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 180 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 54 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 27 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 26 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 20 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 19 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 13 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 12 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 7 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |