| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1680 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1084 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1076 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 701 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 679 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 417 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 337 |
| Registration plate issues | 297 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 291 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 287 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 263 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 261 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 243 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 159 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 136 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 130 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 130 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 119 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 104 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 100 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 91 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 83 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 72 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 58 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 30 |