| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23351 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12935 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9941 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 7850 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7048 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 6475 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5426 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5011 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4872 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4654 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3873 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3518 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2997 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2825 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2687 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2591 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2540 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2496 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2424 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2417 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1832 |
| Registration plate issues | 1628 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1503 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1464 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1438 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1434 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1431 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1370 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1344 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1340 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1288 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1237 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1050 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1019 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 971 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 886 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 876 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 873 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 861 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 856 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 839 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 807 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 802 |
| Rear brake binding | 795 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 765 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 756 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 718 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 715 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 680 |
| Windscreen has damage | 677 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 635 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 625 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 617 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 609 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 597 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 594 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 581 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 576 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 569 |
| Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 546 |
| Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6| | 531 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 527 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 503 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 488 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 482 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 479 |
| 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| | 474 |
| 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| | 465 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 457 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 447 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 435 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 417 |
| 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| | 408 |
| 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| | 408 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 402 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 401 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 390 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 385 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 384 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 382 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 377 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 372 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 369 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 354 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 348 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 342 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 336 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 335 |
| Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2| | 329 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 315 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 309 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 308 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 308 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 303 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 303 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 302 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 298 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 298 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 291 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 290 |