| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 143 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 123 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 100 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 87 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 64 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 63 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 53 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Registration plate issues | 35 |
| Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 32 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |a|| | 8 |
| Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 6 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 5 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 5 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 5 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 5 |
| Rear brake binding | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 4 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Front brake application uneven | 4 |
| Offside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 4 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 4 |
| Nearside front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 4 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing |5.2.2a| | 4 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 4 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer`s specified limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Steering rack insecure |2.2.B.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 3 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 3 |
| Steering rack insecure to the extent there is excessive movement at the mountings |2.1.3 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 3 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 3 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 3 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter split |2.2.D.2d| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 3 |
| Brake hose damaged | 3 |