| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 418 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 219 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 74 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 50 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 45 |
| Registration plate issues | 44 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 11 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Brake hose excessively twisted (1.1.12 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability (5.3.3 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 7 |