| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6802 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6333 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6256 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4860 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3090 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2723 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2198 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1988 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1491 |
| Registration plate issues | 1309 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1205 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1195 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1184 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1173 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1125 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1104 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1080 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1009 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1007 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 986 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 961 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 816 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 785 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 769 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 759 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 705 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 677 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 663 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 627 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 624 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 622 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 616 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 584 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 554 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 554 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 553 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 551 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 533 |
| Windscreen has damage | 487 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 487 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 469 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 467 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 467 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 462 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 462 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 458 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 451 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 450 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 424 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 419 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 408 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 403 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 402 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 394 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 388 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 388 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 382 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 380 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 377 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 374 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 341 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 333 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 327 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 316 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 306 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 303 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 302 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 293 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 291 |
| Rear brake binding | 288 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 279 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 277 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 266 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 266 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 257 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 241 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 241 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 224 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 218 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 217 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 216 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 213 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 203 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 203 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 196 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 186 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 184 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 183 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 181 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 179 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 177 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 176 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 170 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 170 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 167 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 167 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 166 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 163 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 158 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 154 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 154 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 148 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 145 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 140 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 139 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |