| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 822 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 505 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 272 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 80 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 68 |
| Registration plate issues | 67 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 67 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 59 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 39 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 19 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 18 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 17 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 16 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 16 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 12 |