| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1498 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 788 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 673 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 493 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 379 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 263 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 263 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 151 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 112 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 109 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 100 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 79 |
| Registration plate issues | 72 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 20 |