| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 243 |
| Registration plate issues | 135 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 120 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 108 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 84 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 63 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 25 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 21 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 19 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Windscreen has damage | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 15 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 14 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 12 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 11 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 10 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 10 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 10 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 10 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 9 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 8 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Front brake application uneven | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 7 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete |3.3.A.1b| | 7 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 7 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour |8.2.2.2 |d|| | 6 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 6 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 6 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| 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| | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |1.1.6 |e|| | 6 |