| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 980 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 701 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 644 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 500 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 444 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 334 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 287 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 202 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 157 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 117 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 115 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Registration plate issues | 91 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 30 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 29 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| 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)) | 20 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |