| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4158 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2224 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1534 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1490 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1473 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 755 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 722 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 675 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 673 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 611 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 597 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 577 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 555 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 535 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 514 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 495 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 492 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 477 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 471 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 459 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 431 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 430 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 427 |
| Registration plate issues | 401 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 390 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 387 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 381 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 358 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 340 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 334 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 325 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 300 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 298 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 297 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 294 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 294 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 269 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 267 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 265 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 261 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 258 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 229 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 227 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 207 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 207 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 199 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 185 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 173 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 169 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 167 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 149 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 148 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 148 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 146 |
| Rear brake binding | 140 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 125 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 124 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 120 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 120 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 117 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 113 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 113 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 106 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 94 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 82 |