| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2688 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2089 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1755 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1502 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1249 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1129 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 966 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 676 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 538 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 418 |
| Registration plate issues | 413 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 402 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 399 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 377 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 372 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 286 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 260 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 255 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 248 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 246 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 245 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 236 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 222 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 203 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 196 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 194 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 178 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 176 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 176 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 156 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 152 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 135 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 131 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 119 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 118 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Nearside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Nearside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 106 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 102 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 98 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 84 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 79 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 75 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 72 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 63 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 51 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 50 |
| Offside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 46 |
| Nearside Front Upper Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |