| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1764 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1449 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1167 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 673 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 520 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 434 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 347 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 307 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 305 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 271 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 262 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Registration plate issues | 180 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 173 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 142 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 123 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 120 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 104 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 97 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 74 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 57 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 54 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 43 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |