| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1273 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 857 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 604 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 489 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 416 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 364 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 332 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 320 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 222 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 158 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 129 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 104 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 103 |
| Registration plate issues | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 54 |
| Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 51 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 47 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 42 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 42 |
| Rear brake binding | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 37 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 31 |
| Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 24 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |