| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1702 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 108 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 101 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage 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 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Registration plate issues | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 50 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |