| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1667 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1013 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 976 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 833 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 475 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 386 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 310 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 289 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 266 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 244 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 227 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 200 |
| Registration plate issues | 184 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 173 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 147 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 126 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 114 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 105 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 84 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 77 |
| 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| | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 67 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 67 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 58 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 54 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 50 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 43 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 40 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 37 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment (2.1.3 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 32 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 30 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 28 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 28 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 27 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 25 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 25 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 25 |