| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 16005 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 13062 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 12360 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3995 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3873 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3653 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2539 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2323 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2209 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2116 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2006 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1958 |
| Registration plate issues | 1745 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1718 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1684 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1574 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1512 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1434 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1388 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1380 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1372 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1306 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1303 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1249 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1244 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1177 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1109 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1051 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 953 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 876 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 868 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 822 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 814 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 807 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 785 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 779 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 777 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 753 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 745 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 695 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 690 |
| Rear brake binding | 684 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 661 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 639 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 636 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 634 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 614 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 565 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 516 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 515 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 500 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 488 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 478 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 476 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 469 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 463 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 459 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 457 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 457 |
| Windscreen has damage | 457 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 451 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 451 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 443 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 440 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 438 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 432 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 414 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 411 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 409 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 405 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 396 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 393 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 390 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 385 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 382 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 376 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 370 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 361 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 359 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 359 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 355 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 352 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 350 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 348 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 345 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 344 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 343 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 338 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 337 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 336 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 333 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 328 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 321 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 318 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 317 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 314 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 314 |
| Front brake application uneven | 311 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 304 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 303 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 295 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 293 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 289 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 285 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 285 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 278 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 272 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 271 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 269 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 269 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 267 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 265 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 264 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 261 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 261 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 261 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 259 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 254 |