| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3718 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2647 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2111 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1983 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1625 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1525 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1275 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1186 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1173 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1017 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 827 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 719 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 647 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 452 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 396 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 364 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 357 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 354 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 353 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 349 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 330 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 308 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 303 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 273 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 243 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 225 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 223 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Registration plate issues | 197 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 196 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 188 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 184 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 143 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 138 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 115 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 93 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 81 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 69 |