| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 154 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 122 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 118 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 100 |
| Registration plate issues | 94 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 50 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 28 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 18 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 18 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 13 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 9 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 5 |