| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13876 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 12493 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12020 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11805 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7587 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7013 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 5525 |
| Registration plate issues | 3202 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2840 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1933 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1905 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1740 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1609 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1591 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1326 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1303 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1299 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1246 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1245 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1237 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1227 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1219 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1211 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1187 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1147 |
| 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| | 1047 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1014 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1000 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 947 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 941 |
| Windscreen has damage | 918 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 897 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 893 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 892 |
| 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| | 882 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 862 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 844 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 820 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 816 |
| 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| | 790 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 783 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 776 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 760 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 741 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 716 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 693 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 689 |
| Front brake application uneven | 667 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 662 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 657 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 628 |
| 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| | 616 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 595 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 592 |
| Brake hose damaged | 572 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 565 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 563 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 560 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 522 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 510 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 495 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 494 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 470 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 455 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 447 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 422 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 414 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 412 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 408 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 406 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 401 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 399 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 397 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 397 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 396 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 394 |
| Rear brake binding | 389 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 389 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 377 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 359 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 355 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 350 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 346 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 345 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 337 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 328 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 321 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 311 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 305 |
| 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| | 285 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 283 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 280 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 275 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 272 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 271 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 265 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 261 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 260 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 257 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 256 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 254 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush |2.5.A.1c| | 253 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 251 |