| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 214 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 201 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 197 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 150 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 116 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 76 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 39 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 32 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 29 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 22 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 19 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 18 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 18 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 16 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 16 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 13 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 12 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 11 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 11 |
| 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| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| 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| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 7 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 6 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 6 |
| 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| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 6 |