| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1902 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1125 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 824 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 393 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 321 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 320 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 263 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 226 |
| Registration plate issues | 226 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 195 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 186 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 163 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 151 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 137 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 129 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 123 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 98 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 94 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 84 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 72 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 70 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 69 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 68 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage rubber mounting deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 59 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 59 |
| Fuel tank leaking |7.2.3| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 52 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 49 |
| Windscreen has damage | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 46 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 45 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 40 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Front brake application uneven | 39 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 37 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 35 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 35 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 34 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated |5.1.3 |b| |i|| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 25 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 24 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 23 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Outer Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 23 |