| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6435 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2551 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2347 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1986 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1680 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1630 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1542 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1139 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1073 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 857 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 795 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 717 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 643 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 582 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 439 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 418 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 387 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 361 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 335 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 326 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 317 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 307 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 288 |
| Registration plate issues | 287 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 257 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 255 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 249 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 239 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 237 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 212 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 207 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 206 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 203 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 194 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 181 |
| Rear brake binding | 181 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 178 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 143 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 136 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 117 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint likely to become detached (5.3.4 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 104 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 103 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 85 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 85 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 85 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 83 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 81 |