| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 111 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 89 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 71 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 50 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 33 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Registration plate issues | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 16 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 16 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 15 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 14 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 13 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 4 |
| Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 3 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working both |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |