| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1886 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1501 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1484 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1446 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 557 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 555 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 500 |
| Registration plate issues | 419 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 418 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 223 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 194 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 187 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 182 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 171 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 166 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 154 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 153 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 153 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 145 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 144 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 128 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 123 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 116 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 105 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 98 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 92 |
| Rear brake binding | 91 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 90 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 89 |
| Windscreen has damage | 80 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 77 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 64 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 64 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 64 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 57 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 54 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 47 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 45 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 42 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged |3.4.2| | 41 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-lock braking system component excessively damaged |3.4.2| | 40 |
| Power steering pipe|s| or hose|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 40 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 39 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 37 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 34 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 33 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 32 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 31 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 29 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 28 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 28 |