| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4131 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3212 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2082 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1518 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1201 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1146 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 712 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 657 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 584 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 567 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 514 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 503 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 405 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 323 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 319 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 303 |
| Registration plate issues | 291 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 286 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 281 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 265 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 260 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 257 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 212 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 211 |
| Rear brake binding | 200 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 182 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 172 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 170 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 157 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 150 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 146 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 145 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 138 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 137 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 136 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 136 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 134 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 129 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 125 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 120 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 103 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 94 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 89 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 68 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 61 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 57 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 56 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 55 |