| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9495 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5814 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5282 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3584 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3389 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 2393 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 2315 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1596 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1044 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1010 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 959 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 957 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 938 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 810 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 808 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 742 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 740 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 733 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 717 |
| Registration plate issues | 707 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 688 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 682 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 652 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 640 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 596 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 548 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 547 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 540 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 527 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 510 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 497 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 456 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 435 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 426 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 423 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 422 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 405 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 391 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 374 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 363 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 355 |
| 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| | 352 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 347 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 325 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 309 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 303 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 302 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 297 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 288 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 283 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 281 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 281 |
| 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| | 280 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 279 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 279 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 278 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 271 |
| 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| | 269 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 265 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 262 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 250 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 246 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 242 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 238 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 230 |
| Windscreen has damage | 230 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 226 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 225 |
| 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| | 219 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 215 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 215 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 213 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 206 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 202 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 195 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 188 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 185 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 182 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 181 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 175 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 167 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 167 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 164 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 162 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 157 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 156 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 156 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 154 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 154 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 152 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 151 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 145 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 138 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 137 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 134 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 132 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 132 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 130 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 130 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 130 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 129 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 124 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 123 |