| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 28110 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 27071 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 24287 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 21293 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 12728 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10450 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10072 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8306 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 8100 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7187 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6644 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 5778 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5746 |
| Registration plate issues | 5652 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5094 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5043 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4930 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 4741 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4527 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4521 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4484 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 4197 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3985 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3837 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3647 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 3505 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3437 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3258 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3232 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 3072 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2992 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2931 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2840 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2795 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 2659 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2370 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2188 |
| Rear brake binding | 1831 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1764 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1700 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1677 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1641 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1618 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1614 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1575 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1524 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1520 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1438 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1424 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1409 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1399 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1396 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1385 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1360 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1344 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1306 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1295 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1267 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1261 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 1254 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1243 |
| Windscreen has damage | 1237 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1222 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 1210 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1194 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1162 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1139 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 1136 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1134 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 1130 |
| Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated |7.1.1a| | 1116 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1113 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1078 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1041 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 989 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 976 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 935 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 922 |
| Emissions not tested |7.0| | 908 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 896 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 876 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 861 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 834 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 821 |
| Front brake application uneven | 793 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 780 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 769 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 765 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 749 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 682 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 674 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 661 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 624 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 619 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 615 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 603 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 602 |
| Emissions not tested |7.3.A.1| | 599 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 594 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 585 |
| Spare wheel carrier insecure |6.4.2| | 577 |
| 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| | 566 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 565 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 560 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 560 |
| 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| | 552 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 551 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 537 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 535 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 534 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 534 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 533 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 522 |