| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 173 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 101 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 92 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 64 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 55 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 49 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 26 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 18 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 16 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 15 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 14 |
| Rear brake binding | 14 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 12 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 10 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 10 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i)) | 7 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 6 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 6 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing play so excessive it is likely to break up (5.1.3 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Brake fluid contaminated (1.8 (a)) | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 3 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 3 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 3 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |