| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 285 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Registration plate issues | 16 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 14 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 4 |