| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 18495 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 13461 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 12686 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8562 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5720 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4093 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3866 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3845 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3313 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2112 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1457 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1382 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1361 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1330 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1244 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1232 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1220 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1213 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1150 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1128 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1057 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1033 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1002 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 983 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 954 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 935 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 911 |
| Registration plate issues | 910 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 900 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 838 |
| Rear brake binding | 818 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 817 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 807 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 795 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 775 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 741 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 707 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 684 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 647 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 640 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 628 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 624 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 589 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 570 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 570 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 549 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 520 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 514 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 505 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 489 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 463 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 455 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 436 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 424 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 388 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 382 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 370 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 361 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 356 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 352 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 334 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 320 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 319 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 315 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 314 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 310 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 298 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 295 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 288 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 280 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 278 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 273 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 267 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 262 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 262 |