| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 618 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 614 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 373 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 157 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 107 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 55 |
| Registration plate issues | 46 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 29 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 26 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.3 |a|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 19 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 18 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Front brake application uneven | 17 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 17 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 14 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 13 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 12 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 12 |
| Rear brake binding | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 11 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Windscreen has damage | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 10 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 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 Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 8 |