| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2834 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2236 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2045 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 971 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 761 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 681 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 670 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 663 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 424 |
| Registration plate issues | 408 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 352 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 290 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 280 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 279 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 266 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 265 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 257 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 255 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 235 |
| Rear brake binding | 219 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 218 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 213 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 202 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 200 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 199 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 196 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 196 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 195 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 173 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 167 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 163 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 160 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 159 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 156 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle missing (7.1.2 (d)) | 146 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 144 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii)) | 141 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 135 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 122 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 120 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 117 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 114 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 111 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 110 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 108 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 108 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 107 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 107 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 103 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 91 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 85 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 80 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 78 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 78 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 76 |
| Windscreen has damage | 75 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 75 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour likely to obscure the vision of other road users (8.2.2.2 (c)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage missing |2.4.G.1| | 69 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |5.3.3 |b| |ii|| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 54 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 53 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecurely attached (5.3.3 (a) (i)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |