| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8742 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4162 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3916 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2290 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1994 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1510 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1235 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1229 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1176 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1149 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1066 |
| Registration plate issues | 1064 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 998 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 948 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 828 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 701 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 698 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 690 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 564 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 533 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 512 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 502 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 499 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 492 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 481 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 478 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 464 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 456 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 439 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 434 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 422 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 396 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 364 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 349 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 345 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 343 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 341 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 336 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 319 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 317 |
| Windscreen has damage | 314 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 311 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 308 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 304 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 304 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 297 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 292 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 285 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 280 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 275 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 269 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 250 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 249 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 247 |
| Rear brake binding | 246 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 241 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 236 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 235 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 232 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 213 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 210 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 205 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 190 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 186 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 183 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 183 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 183 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 181 |
| Brake hose damaged | 181 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 179 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 177 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 175 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 167 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 167 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 165 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 164 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 161 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 160 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 160 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 158 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 154 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 150 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 147 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 144 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 142 |
| Front brake application uneven | 142 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 141 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 139 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 135 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 133 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 130 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 130 |
| Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 127 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 125 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 123 |