| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2943 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1390 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1169 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1068 |
| Registration plate issues | 884 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 622 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 574 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 440 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 366 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 339 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 266 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 254 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 249 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 247 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 237 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 211 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 209 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 200 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 178 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 178 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 177 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 157 |
| Rear brake binding | 145 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 131 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 121 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 120 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 116 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 102 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 101 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 98 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 96 |
| Windscreen has damage | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 87 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 83 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 66 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 56 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 55 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 55 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Brake hose damaged | 53 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 45 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 43 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 43 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 42 |