| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 940 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 586 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 464 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 454 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 424 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 249 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 237 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 215 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 184 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 182 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 178 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 169 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 146 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 136 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 135 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 133 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 116 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 109 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 97 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 88 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 80 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 58 |
| Registration plate issues | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 37 |
| Front brake application uneven | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 34 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 26 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |