| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1095 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1092 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 968 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 348 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 326 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Registration plate issues | 201 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 186 |
| Rear brake binding | 183 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 176 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 155 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Steering rack has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering rack fitted) (2.3 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 91 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 88 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 83 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 80 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 76 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 68 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 52 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 46 |
| Steering column universal joint has excessive wear or play (2.2.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 30 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 25 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 25 |