| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 76 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 73 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 17 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 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)) | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Registration plate issues | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Daytime running lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp switch inoperative (4.5.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Front fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Front Prop shaft joint excessively worn rear joint (6.1.7 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |