| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 8304 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6388 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1996 |
| Registration plate issues | 1399 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1384 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1225 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1088 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 931 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 835 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 751 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 708 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 693 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 650 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 605 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 569 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 567 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 556 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 540 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 512 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 505 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 479 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 468 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 455 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 415 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 403 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 399 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 393 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 385 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 349 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 343 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 332 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 322 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 307 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 288 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 286 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 284 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 279 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 277 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 262 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 259 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 257 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 253 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 247 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 246 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 242 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 240 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 237 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 231 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 226 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 225 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 220 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 198 |
| Rear brake binding | 197 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 190 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 188 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 185 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 175 |
| Windscreen has damage | 175 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 171 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 165 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 155 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 154 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 143 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 128 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 124 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |