| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4428 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2538 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2256 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1616 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1532 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1523 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1489 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 373 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 370 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 348 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 340 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 327 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 324 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 306 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 305 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 303 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 300 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 277 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 258 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 236 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 221 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 211 |
| Registration plate issues | 210 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 209 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 186 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 175 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 172 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 166 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 162 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 151 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 124 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 122 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 101 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 97 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 90 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 73 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 67 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 58 |