| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6251 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5396 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2243 |
| Registration plate issues | 1624 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1269 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1015 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 962 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 513 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 489 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 464 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 448 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 426 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 408 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 406 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 402 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 372 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 360 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 324 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 297 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 278 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 277 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 269 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 264 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 261 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 258 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 250 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 240 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 230 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 222 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 214 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 206 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 205 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 193 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 187 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 184 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Windscreen has damage | 168 |
| Rear brake binding | 167 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 162 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 158 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 153 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 150 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 142 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 134 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 132 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 131 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 118 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 115 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 113 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 113 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 109 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |