| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3849 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3603 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1443 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1019 |
| Registration plate issues | 646 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 377 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 361 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 318 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 297 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 286 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 277 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 262 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 259 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 253 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 245 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 228 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 216 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 213 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 210 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 205 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 193 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 191 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 187 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 171 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 162 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 161 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 160 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 158 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 157 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 157 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 156 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 156 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 140 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 134 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 130 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 130 |
| Windscreen has damage | 128 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 119 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 112 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 109 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 106 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 98 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 95 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 91 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 84 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 82 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 73 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 68 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 66 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 64 |