| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5702 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5202 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5023 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2224 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2222 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1994 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1225 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1099 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1007 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 936 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 902 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 880 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 685 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 576 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 516 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 418 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 399 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 395 |
| Registration plate issues | 388 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 363 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 359 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 352 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 329 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 328 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 315 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 301 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 294 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 289 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 288 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 284 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 276 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 264 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 250 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 238 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 237 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e)) | 235 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 228 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 228 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 223 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 215 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 200 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 198 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 187 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 178 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 174 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 160 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 159 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 155 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 154 |
| Indicator switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 153 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 150 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 148 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 144 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 144 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 141 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 137 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |