| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 32724 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 28448 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23992 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 22900 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 21609 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 16284 |
| Registration plate issues | 9165 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 8666 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8140 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7456 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6747 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4865 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4768 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4730 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 4655 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 4609 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4545 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3824 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 3802 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3800 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3544 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 3441 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3335 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3177 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3161 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3129 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 3097 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 3042 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 2932 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2848 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2757 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2706 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2527 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2397 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2355 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2344 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2336 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2266 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2241 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2166 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 2144 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2113 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2066 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1989 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1949 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1923 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1891 |
| Rear brake binding | 1772 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1717 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1708 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1688 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1651 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1594 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1590 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1584 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1573 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1539 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1537 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1526 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1497 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1440 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1327 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1307 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1299 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1239 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1192 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 1154 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1110 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1103 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1091 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1059 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 1045 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1038 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1034 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1029 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 1025 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1011 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 995 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 935 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 934 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 934 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 933 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 903 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 878 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 858 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 851 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 830 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 826 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 821 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 810 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 798 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 797 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 797 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 795 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 780 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 776 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 769 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 737 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 732 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 728 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 726 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 723 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 719 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 716 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 715 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 715 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 695 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 686 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 679 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 676 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 674 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 673 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 658 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 648 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 636 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 629 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 626 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 623 |