| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 7025 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2770 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1698 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1574 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1560 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 931 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 931 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 870 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 796 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 793 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 672 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 564 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 446 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 437 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 381 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 350 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 330 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 330 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 310 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 302 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 274 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 236 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 228 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 194 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 193 |
| Registration plate issues | 148 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 116 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 115 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 107 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 97 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 95 |
| Rear brake binding | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 77 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Inner Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |