| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 949 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 916 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 659 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 230 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 142 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 130 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 43 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 38 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 32 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 24 |
| Registration plate issues | 23 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt insecure (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Central Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 20 |
| Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 18 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 14 |