| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1861 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1847 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1290 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 986 |
| Registration plate issues | 408 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 251 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 241 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 207 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 196 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 91 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 73 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 65 |
| Central Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Central Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i)) | 47 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |