| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 14415 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 12000 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 11629 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 10418 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 4098 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3696 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3647 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3520 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 3267 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3229 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3226 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3043 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2955 |
| Registration plate issues | 2851 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2827 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2814 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2749 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2737 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2325 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2308 |
| Rear brake binding | 2237 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2119 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2091 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2026 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1819 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1755 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1689 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1545 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1481 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1469 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1458 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1453 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1442 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1350 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1333 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1331 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1306 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1220 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1147 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1143 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1013 |
| Windscreen has damage | 975 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 963 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 937 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 850 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 820 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 814 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 743 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 723 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 715 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 714 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 713 |
| 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| | 683 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 679 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 672 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 669 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 659 |
| 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| | 656 |
| 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| | 655 |
| 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| | 652 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 638 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 637 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 636 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 633 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 611 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 583 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 566 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 565 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 562 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 531 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 525 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 521 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 513 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 510 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 503 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 502 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 499 |
| Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 488 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 440 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 438 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 438 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 433 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 420 |
| Front brake application uneven | 414 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 406 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 398 |
| Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 397 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 396 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 396 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 393 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 386 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 378 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 377 |
| Nearside Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings |2.2.B.1h| | 371 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 371 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 356 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 355 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 341 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 339 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 337 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 333 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 328 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 326 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 319 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 319 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 315 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 311 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 309 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 304 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 304 |
| 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| | 301 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 296 |
| Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 285 |