| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5186 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4086 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1787 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1267 |
| Registration plate issues | 989 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 561 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 530 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 521 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 504 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 480 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 375 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 357 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 337 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 317 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 312 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 307 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 301 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 300 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 285 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 275 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 272 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 267 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 258 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 250 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 250 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 231 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Windscreen has damage | 223 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 214 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 201 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 192 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 188 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 186 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 173 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 170 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 167 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 167 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 164 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 126 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 120 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 120 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 120 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 119 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 118 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 117 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 116 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 113 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 111 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 110 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 104 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 103 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 98 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Lower Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 94 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 94 |
| Rear brake binding | 93 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 91 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 83 |