| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2499 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1054 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 944 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 723 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 708 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 632 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 450 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 408 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 365 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 331 |
| Registration plate issues | 326 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 322 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 294 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 288 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 277 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 277 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 270 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 265 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 257 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 245 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 242 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 222 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 203 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 174 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 172 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 171 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 163 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 161 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 158 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 147 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 140 |
| Rear brake binding | 139 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 138 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 137 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 136 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 120 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 113 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 109 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 108 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 97 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 95 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 90 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 90 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 78 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 78 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 77 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 76 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 74 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 72 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 71 |
| Offside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 69 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 68 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 67 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 65 |
| Windscreen has damage | 64 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 64 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 62 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 59 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 57 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 56 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 53 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 51 |
| Offside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 50 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 49 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 48 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 48 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 47 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |