| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10401 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 9658 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6847 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3150 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2950 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2630 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1240 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1146 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1120 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1085 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1081 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1003 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 838 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 701 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 692 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 682 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 665 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 663 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 660 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 651 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 643 |
| Registration plate issues | 603 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 588 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 576 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 544 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 533 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 526 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 514 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 500 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 499 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 491 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 480 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 467 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 464 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 454 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 440 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 439 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 436 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 434 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 433 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 414 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 389 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 371 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 369 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 355 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 345 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 333 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 325 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 322 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 295 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 284 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 282 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 279 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 275 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 275 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 273 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 271 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 267 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 267 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 261 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 261 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 254 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 253 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 252 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 250 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 249 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 241 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 241 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 237 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 236 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 226 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 217 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 212 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 212 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 211 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 207 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 206 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 199 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 199 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 198 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 197 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 194 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 186 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 183 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 182 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 182 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 181 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 180 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 175 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 174 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 168 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 168 |
| Rear brake binding | 166 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 165 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 161 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 160 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 151 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 150 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 148 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 146 |