| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 15726 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 14838 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11969 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10481 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4693 |
| Registration plate issues | 3325 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3226 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3156 |
| Rear brake binding | 3151 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3050 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2991 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2962 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2711 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2627 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2557 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2511 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2413 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2411 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2401 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2249 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2058 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2040 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 2032 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1949 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1913 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1882 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1877 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1868 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1854 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1802 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1750 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1729 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1634 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1584 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1289 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1271 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1231 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1152 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1145 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1128 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1075 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1067 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1067 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1061 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 995 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 968 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 891 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 870 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 860 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 841 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 825 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 724 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 714 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 713 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 709 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 704 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 684 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 671 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 632 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 624 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 619 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 606 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 605 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 589 |
| 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| | 578 |
| Offside 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| | 576 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 576 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 576 |
| 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| | 568 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 565 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 560 |
| Offside 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| | 551 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 551 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 546 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 539 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 525 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 523 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 516 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 502 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 492 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 491 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 486 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 483 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 463 |
| Front brake application uneven | 444 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 441 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 440 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 434 |
| Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 431 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 425 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 421 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 416 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 414 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 392 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 390 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 380 |
| Brake pedal creeps down when held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 374 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 369 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 368 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 368 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 363 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 354 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 352 |
| Offside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 350 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 347 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 347 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 331 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 331 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 322 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 319 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 319 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 312 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 306 |
| Nearside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 301 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 300 |
| Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 300 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 298 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 297 |
| Nearside Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 291 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 291 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 290 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has negligible damping effect |2.7.5| | 290 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 288 |
| Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 287 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 287 |
| Nearside Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering rack fitted| |2.2.A.1b| | 285 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 282 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 280 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 280 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 278 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 278 |