| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8822 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3813 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2754 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2372 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2183 |
| Registration plate issues | 1558 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1525 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1481 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1452 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1271 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1030 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1011 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1006 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 980 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 979 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 949 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 918 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 908 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 870 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 861 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 853 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 834 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 789 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 770 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 751 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 751 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 722 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 716 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 687 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 660 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 652 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 650 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 614 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 612 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 584 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 575 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 549 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 544 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 477 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 477 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 475 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 466 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 457 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 442 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 437 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 433 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 429 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 422 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 417 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 407 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 386 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 367 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 364 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 361 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 352 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 340 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 340 |
| Rear brake binding | 337 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 337 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 335 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 331 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 330 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 320 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 320 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 319 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 318 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 301 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 300 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 296 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 295 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 293 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 290 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 287 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 284 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 283 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 282 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 281 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 275 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 268 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 267 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 267 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 264 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 262 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 255 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 247 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 235 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 231 |
| Front brake application uneven | 228 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 225 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 220 |
| Windscreen has damage | 217 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 213 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 211 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 210 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 208 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 205 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 196 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 194 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 192 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 191 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 183 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 182 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 170 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 170 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 157 |