| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 502 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 286 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 217 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 213 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 50 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 45 |
| Registration plate issues | 42 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 23 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play |2.5.A.3b| | 21 |
| Front brake application uneven | 19 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 19 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 15 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 14 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 12 |
| Offside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 12 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 11 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 11 |
| Offside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 11 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 11 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 11 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 10 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b| | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 10 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 10 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 9 |
| Nearside Front Axle king pin has excessive play in pin and/or bush adversely affecting the steering |2.5.A.3a| | 9 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 9 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 8 |
| Offside Front Lower Axle swivel joint has excessive play in a swivel pin |2.5.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn |5.1.2 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn |5.1.2 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8 |
| Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort |3.7.B.5a| | 8 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing |2.5.A.1b| | 7 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 7 |