| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3704 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2625 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2550 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1377 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 845 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 833 |
| Registration plate issues | 769 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 671 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 612 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 590 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 570 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 534 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 500 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 495 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 477 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 418 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 360 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 359 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 328 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 303 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 295 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 293 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 284 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 276 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 267 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 261 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 256 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 250 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 243 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 225 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 221 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 213 |
| Rear brake binding | 213 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 208 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 207 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 195 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 195 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 194 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 189 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 180 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 179 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 176 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 171 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 165 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 163 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 162 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 158 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 149 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 146 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 145 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 138 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 133 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 131 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 129 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 127 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 126 |
| Windscreen has damage | 125 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 114 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 114 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 107 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 105 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 96 |
| Centre Rear Statutory seat belt missing |5.1.1| | 95 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 90 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 90 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 75 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 71 |