| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 13948 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13505 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12774 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11311 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7915 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6937 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4979 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 3412 |
| Registration plate issues | 3280 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2046 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1866 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1862 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1752 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1461 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1424 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1395 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1354 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1326 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1325 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1321 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1303 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1252 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1235 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1231 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1228 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1095 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1074 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1059 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1037 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1032 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1010 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 944 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 925 |
| Windscreen has damage | 907 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 872 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 869 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 859 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 849 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 846 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 832 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 808 |
| 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| | 798 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 770 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 738 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 727 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 723 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 721 |
| 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| | 671 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 664 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 661 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 656 |
| 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| | 650 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 632 |
| Rear brake binding | 632 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 621 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 605 |
| Front brake application uneven | 593 |
| 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| | 554 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 512 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 483 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 470 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 462 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 431 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 420 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 416 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 412 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 409 |
| Brake hose damaged | 406 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 404 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 402 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 400 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 398 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 397 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 395 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 384 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 369 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 363 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 358 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 352 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 336 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 324 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 323 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 323 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 312 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 305 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 303 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 297 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 292 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 290 |
| 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| | 289 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 288 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 288 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 285 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 275 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 274 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 265 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 260 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 259 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 257 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 253 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 252 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 252 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 248 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 247 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 239 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 234 |