| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 486 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 474 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 384 |
| Registration plate issues | 289 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 175 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 152 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 126 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 97 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 85 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 85 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 82 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 63 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 59 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 57 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 46 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 40 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 39 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Windscreen has damage | 39 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 36 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 35 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 35 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 34 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 29 |
| Rear brake binding | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 28 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 26 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 25 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 25 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 24 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 22 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously deteriorated, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 18 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 18 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 15 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 14 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 13 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |