| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2511 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1631 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1255 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1040 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 761 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 759 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 756 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 734 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 661 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 610 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 601 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 600 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 577 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 398 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 373 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 370 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 350 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 346 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 335 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 314 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 300 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 234 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 208 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 199 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 190 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Registration plate issues | 177 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 109 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 90 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 86 |
| Rear brake binding | 85 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 65 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 58 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 56 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 50 |