| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6719 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4081 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2534 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2173 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1117 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 982 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 872 |
| Registration plate issues | 847 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 754 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 750 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 570 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 519 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 453 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 362 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 353 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 351 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 346 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 345 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 326 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 321 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 318 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 301 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 295 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 284 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 283 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 270 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 270 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 267 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 261 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 238 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 237 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 235 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 231 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 205 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 201 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 199 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 196 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 195 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 194 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 189 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 158 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 154 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 149 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 149 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 147 |
| Windscreen has damage | 147 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 141 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 141 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 137 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 136 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 132 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 132 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 127 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 124 |
| Brake hose damaged | 120 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 119 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 112 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 112 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 112 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 109 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 101 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 100 |
| Rear brake binding | 99 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 96 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 89 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 86 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone `A` |8.3.1b| | 86 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 85 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 84 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 83 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 82 |