| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 251 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 232 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 154 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 79 |
| Registration plate issues | 62 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 17 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 12 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 10 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 5 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 4 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |