| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11049 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9570 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9354 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3011 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2860 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2604 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2160 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1719 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1705 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1570 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1447 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1442 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1432 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1425 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1361 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1361 |
| Registration plate issues | 1328 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1143 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1059 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1058 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1047 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 788 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 783 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 770 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 770 |
| Rear brake binding | 747 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 741 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 722 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 635 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 603 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 603 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 593 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 593 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 574 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 541 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 510 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 509 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 501 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 495 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 492 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 486 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 476 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 457 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 431 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 426 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 425 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 419 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 417 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 409 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 409 |
| Windscreen has damage | 384 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 381 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 378 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 371 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 362 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 356 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 347 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 339 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 339 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 335 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 334 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 330 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 323 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 308 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 300 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 297 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 284 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 282 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 273 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 270 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 267 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 264 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 256 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 253 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 252 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 251 |
| Front brake application uneven | 249 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 248 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 245 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 242 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 234 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 230 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 228 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 228 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 227 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 225 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 224 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 220 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 217 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 214 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 213 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 213 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 211 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 209 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 208 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 207 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 205 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 203 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 200 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 197 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 190 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 190 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 187 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 186 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 186 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 172 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 170 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 170 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 167 |