| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1803 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1155 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1117 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 818 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 722 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 706 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 514 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 305 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 186 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 158 |
| Registration plate issues | 153 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 145 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 141 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 94 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 70 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 64 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 55 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |