| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 29790 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 17326 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 17256 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 14884 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10397 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6690 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 6595 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6592 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 6392 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6009 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 5799 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5133 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5094 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 5078 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4483 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4367 |
| Registration plate issues | 3772 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3765 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3201 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3186 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2898 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2708 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2566 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2545 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2475 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2424 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2315 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2226 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1915 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1818 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1781 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1760 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1708 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1704 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1661 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1536 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1456 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1404 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1381 |
| Rear brake binding | 1378 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1214 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1183 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1145 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1130 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1105 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1080 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1068 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1053 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1023 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1014 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 997 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 983 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 964 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 938 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 898 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 883 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 864 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 858 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 846 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c| | 827 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 824 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 817 |
| Windscreen has damage | 812 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 799 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 790 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 738 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 728 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 723 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 669 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 660 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 636 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 581 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 571 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 569 |
| Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 555 |
| Front brake application uneven | 554 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 538 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 501 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 489 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 475 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 475 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn |7.2.4c| | 468 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 463 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 456 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 446 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 444 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 415 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 396 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c| | 391 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 385 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 383 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 380 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 380 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 363 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 363 |
| Rear Exhaust mounting missing |7.1.1b| | 356 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 353 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 353 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 352 |