| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7549 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4259 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3031 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2940 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2832 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2010 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1879 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1851 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1661 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1516 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1472 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1399 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1148 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1111 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1011 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 920 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 893 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 868 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 777 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 719 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 704 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 696 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 649 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 587 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 541 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 513 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 509 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 507 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 460 |
| Registration plate issues | 448 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 446 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 439 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 432 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 421 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 418 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 407 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 395 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 392 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 384 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 381 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 351 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 347 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 326 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 313 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 313 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 312 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 312 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 276 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 267 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 267 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 262 |
| Rear brake binding | 250 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 246 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 241 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 226 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 216 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 206 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 202 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 201 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 198 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 170 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 169 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 147 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 142 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 140 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 134 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 129 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 128 |