| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2411 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2337 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1658 |
| Registration plate issues | 1122 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1089 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 253 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 164 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 128 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 123 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 86 |
| Windscreen has damage | 76 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 60 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Rear brake binding | 48 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 46 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 43 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 43 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 42 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 41 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 40 |