| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 169 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 160 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 70 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 38 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 30 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 5 |
| Offside Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |