| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 559 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 507 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 397 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 322 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 205 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 169 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 158 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 149 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 148 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 144 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 127 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 113 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 59 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 53 |
| Registration plate issues | 51 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 46 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 34 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 32 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 31 |
| Parking brake lever, pawl mechanism pivots or their associated mountings are insecure |3.1.4b| | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 24 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 23 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 20 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 20 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 19 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive side play in the pivot and may disengage |3.1.4a| | 17 |
| Front brake application uneven | 17 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Windscreen has damage | 16 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.4.3 (b)) | 15 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 14 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 13 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 12 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 11 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |