| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7062 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5376 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3852 |
| Registration plate issues | 2427 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2315 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1755 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1670 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1538 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1470 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 843 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 804 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 794 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 662 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 642 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 637 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 625 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 593 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 571 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 422 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 335 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 317 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 305 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 285 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 274 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 260 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 258 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 256 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 254 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 237 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 234 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 226 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 219 |
| Rear brake binding | 214 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 212 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 203 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 203 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 198 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 183 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 183 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 178 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 170 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 166 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 164 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 163 |
| Windscreen has damage | 161 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 159 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 152 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 150 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 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| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 141 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 141 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 141 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 134 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 133 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 131 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 130 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 128 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b| | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 126 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 121 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 111 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 108 |
| Offside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 107 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 107 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 106 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 104 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| 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| | 103 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 102 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 102 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 97 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 97 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 96 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 96 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |