| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1346 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1302 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 421 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 412 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 398 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 378 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 368 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 276 |
| Registration plate issues | 237 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 204 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 197 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 171 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 169 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 157 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 156 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 154 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 154 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 153 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 136 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 133 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 125 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 123 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 122 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 111 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 103 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 80 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 78 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 66 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 59 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 54 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 52 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 51 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 47 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 39 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 35 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 32 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Rear brake binding | 32 |