| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6781 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6736 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5686 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3699 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3212 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1966 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1738 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1696 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1509 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1389 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1339 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1256 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1180 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 1128 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1122 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1110 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1070 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1062 |
| Registration plate issues | 1059 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 974 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 966 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 960 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 850 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 837 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 770 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 735 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 731 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 605 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 605 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 601 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 583 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 579 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 561 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 540 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 534 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 518 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 472 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 462 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 458 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 449 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 417 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 413 |
| Windscreen has damage | 393 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 376 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 372 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 371 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 368 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 362 |
| Rear brake binding | 362 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 354 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 354 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 343 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 337 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 337 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 328 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 307 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 307 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 300 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 296 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 295 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 295 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 294 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 294 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 291 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 288 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 283 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 278 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 262 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 259 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 255 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 255 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 244 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 242 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 232 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 230 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 226 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 206 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 201 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 198 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 185 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 181 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 179 |
| Front brake application uneven | 178 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 176 |
| 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| | 169 |
| 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| | 169 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 162 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 160 |
| 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| | 158 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 157 |
| 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| | 156 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 156 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 156 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 152 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 146 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 143 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 141 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 141 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 140 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 131 |