| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1511 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 922 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 773 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 318 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 293 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 177 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 141 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 129 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Registration plate issues | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 59 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 58 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 52 |
| Rear brake binding | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 37 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 32 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 30 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 24 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 23 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 20 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |