| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2404 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2202 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1731 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1116 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1091 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 737 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 692 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 540 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 366 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 351 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 313 |
| Registration plate issues | 299 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 234 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 218 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 217 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 214 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 194 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 152 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 148 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 121 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 118 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 101 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 100 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 96 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 92 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 89 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 86 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 76 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |1.1.2 |c|| | 46 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 41 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp showing white light to the rear (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 37 |