| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5632 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3348 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2813 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2702 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2512 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2384 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1916 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1836 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1426 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1228 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1114 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1075 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 624 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 597 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 575 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 519 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 507 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 500 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 479 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 453 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 384 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 366 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 357 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 346 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 343 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 311 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 302 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 299 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 297 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 292 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 272 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 252 |
| Registration plate issues | 248 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 244 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 243 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 232 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 195 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 139 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 126 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 98 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 95 |