| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9347 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7006 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6484 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3897 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3209 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2205 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1942 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1301 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 1002 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 895 |
| Registration plate issues | 889 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 855 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 847 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 795 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 785 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 784 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 780 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 764 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 763 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 752 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 743 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 710 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 677 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 670 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 666 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 657 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 628 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 562 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 560 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 497 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 472 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 447 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 420 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 406 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 405 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 389 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 374 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 368 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 362 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 361 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 354 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 348 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 346 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 345 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 341 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 339 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 330 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 318 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 316 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 302 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 301 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 286 |
| Windscreen has damage | 280 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 280 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 277 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 273 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 270 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 259 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 257 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 254 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 252 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 245 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 240 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 236 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 235 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 232 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 232 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 231 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 227 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 220 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 207 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 206 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 200 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 193 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 188 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 185 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 184 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 182 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 181 |
| Front brake application uneven | 176 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 172 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 169 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 165 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 164 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 160 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 155 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 153 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 144 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 144 |
| Steering column will not lock in a fixed position |adjustable type| |2.1.2a| | 143 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 142 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 140 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 128 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 127 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 127 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 127 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 117 |