| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 4927 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4288 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3154 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2323 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2257 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1955 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1443 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1184 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 988 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 878 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 862 |
| Registration plate issues | 817 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 760 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 739 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 670 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 636 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 585 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 585 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 576 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 573 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 568 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 555 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 537 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 524 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 522 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 520 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 503 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 469 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 460 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 432 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 402 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 397 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 389 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 376 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 357 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 354 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 346 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 343 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 339 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 338 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 334 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 327 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 310 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 302 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 299 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 276 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 267 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 243 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 233 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 228 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 221 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 216 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 215 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 211 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 203 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 181 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 175 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 170 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 168 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 161 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (1.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 135 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 135 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 127 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 115 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 110 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 101 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 100 |
| Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Rear Outer Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |