| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17800 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11709 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11463 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8561 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3550 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3326 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2540 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2375 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 2284 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 2266 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2217 |
| Registration plate issues | 1732 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1629 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1533 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1476 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1399 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1384 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1364 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1342 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1303 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1206 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1154 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1096 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1081 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1081 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1029 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1012 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 978 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 971 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 918 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 904 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 885 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 882 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 849 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 816 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 796 |
| Windscreen has damage | 782 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 775 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 774 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 725 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 700 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 683 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 634 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 626 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 611 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 598 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 539 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 533 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 525 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 511 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 506 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 486 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 485 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 478 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 476 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 462 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 461 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 455 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 453 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 449 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 449 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 442 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 442 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 430 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 426 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 414 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 409 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 405 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 396 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 390 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 389 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 383 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 374 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 368 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 366 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 366 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 365 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 364 |
| Power steering pipe/hose leaking (2.1.5 (a)) | 363 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 358 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 357 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 350 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 344 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 341 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 335 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 332 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 329 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 325 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 319 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 317 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 315 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 311 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 307 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 306 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 303 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 300 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 299 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 297 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 296 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 289 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 284 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 282 |