| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2219 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2022 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1494 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1317 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 860 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 727 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 726 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 676 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 670 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 594 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 594 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 593 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 569 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 562 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 560 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 530 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 469 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 440 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 437 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 424 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 378 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 364 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 349 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 348 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 321 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 317 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 311 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 244 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 241 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 228 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 204 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 197 |
| Parking brake lever insecure |3.1.3b| | 197 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 194 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 188 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 164 |
| Front brake application uneven | 159 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Registration plate issues | 141 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 138 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 137 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 136 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 134 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 133 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 126 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 110 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 110 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment |2.5.A.1c| | 106 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 105 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 91 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 89 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 85 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 81 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 77 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 72 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 65 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 63 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |