| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1017 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 630 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 555 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 377 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 320 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 285 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 274 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 171 |
| Registration plate issues | 159 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 144 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 118 |
| Rear brake binding | 112 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 89 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 81 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 59 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 50 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 34 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 31 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 27 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 23 |