| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1347 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1168 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1064 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 728 |
| Registration plate issues | 332 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 93 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 46 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 45 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 43 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 41 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 41 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 31 |
| Central Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 30 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn Rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |