| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 32367 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 23525 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 21272 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 18566 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 10914 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8508 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8218 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7998 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7287 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7083 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 6438 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6332 |
| Registration plate issues | 5499 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4679 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4407 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4010 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3965 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3881 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 3777 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3777 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3704 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3410 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3188 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2929 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 2821 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2815 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2761 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2740 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2649 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2501 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2445 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2342 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2334 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2258 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 2179 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 1983 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1860 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1721 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1720 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1607 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1410 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1350 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1283 |
| Rear brake binding | 1268 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1221 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1193 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 1183 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1179 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1149 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1136 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1135 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1116 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1083 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1081 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1074 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1062 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1047 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1045 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1033 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1023 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1004 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 994 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 982 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 981 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 901 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 887 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 870 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 868 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 861 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 857 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 857 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 850 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 832 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 822 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 776 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 748 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 739 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 734 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 728 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 654 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer missing |7.2.4c| | 646 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 624 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 618 |
| Front brake application uneven | 588 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 567 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 549 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 542 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 498 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 488 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 484 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 476 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 473 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 473 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view |8.1.2a| | 466 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 459 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 457 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c| | 448 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 447 |