| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 158 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 118 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 81 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 75 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 50 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 24 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 11 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 3 |