| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6320 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4474 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3644 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2403 |
| Registration plate issues | 2307 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1069 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1065 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1035 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1033 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1013 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 882 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 837 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 582 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 446 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 384 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 367 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 361 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 349 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 345 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 337 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 334 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 330 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 299 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 298 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 294 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 290 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 289 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 284 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 267 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 258 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 254 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 245 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 236 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 234 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 227 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 224 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 220 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 211 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 201 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 194 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 190 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 185 |
| Rear brake binding | 183 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 175 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 175 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 152 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 149 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 145 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 142 |
| Windscreen has damage | 141 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 135 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 134 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 130 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 128 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 119 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 119 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 115 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 111 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 109 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 107 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 104 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 103 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 99 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 97 |