| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4663 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2949 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2208 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1241 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1006 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 914 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 874 |
| Registration plate issues | 749 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 654 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 638 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 582 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 551 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 548 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 546 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 532 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 455 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 431 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 422 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 387 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 379 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 376 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 332 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 331 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 330 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 325 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 305 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 296 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 273 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 268 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 262 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 262 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 256 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 256 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 241 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 229 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 224 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 224 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 224 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 220 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 215 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 213 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 205 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 201 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 200 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 199 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 192 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 187 |
| Windscreen has damage | 183 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 180 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 180 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 174 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 173 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 171 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 169 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 163 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Rear brake binding | 157 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 156 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 148 |
| 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| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 134 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 133 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 132 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 130 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| 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| | 120 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 118 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 116 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 112 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 112 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 111 |
| 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| | 110 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 108 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 107 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 101 |
| Power steering fluid level below minimum |2.3.1| | 97 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 96 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose twisted |found during steering lock to lock check| |2.2.D.2b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| 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| | 87 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 87 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 86 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 85 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 80 |