| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10612 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6546 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3794 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2435 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1971 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 1800 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1745 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1528 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1517 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1443 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1354 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1171 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1028 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 979 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 965 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 915 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 820 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 783 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 598 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 593 |
| Registration plate issues | 590 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 528 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 486 |
| Rear fog lamp switch faulty |1.3.1a| | 480 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 457 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 447 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 444 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 426 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 406 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 400 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 392 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 374 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 353 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 336 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 310 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 300 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 295 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 293 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 289 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 288 |
| Rear brake binding | 278 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 276 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 256 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 254 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 254 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 251 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 250 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 238 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 238 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 233 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 232 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 216 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 214 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 213 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 208 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 203 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 198 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 194 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 186 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 173 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 166 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure |6.1.2 |a|| | 164 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 158 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 153 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 152 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 152 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 149 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 145 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |