| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6591 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3106 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1746 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1679 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1399 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1071 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 993 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 987 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 955 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 824 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 802 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 768 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 661 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 636 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 565 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 543 |
| 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 Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 396 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 366 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 365 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 362 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 352 |
| Registration plate issues | 348 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 312 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 309 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 299 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 294 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 289 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 252 |
| Rear brake binding | 250 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 226 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 208 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 206 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 204 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 202 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 198 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 170 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 168 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 168 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 166 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 161 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 132 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 127 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 121 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 96 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 92 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 86 |