| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5136 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3815 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2075 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1914 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1771 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1763 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1607 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 801 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 719 |
| Registration plate issues | 703 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 696 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 666 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 617 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 590 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 579 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 569 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 525 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 510 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 503 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 484 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 483 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 464 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 392 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 359 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 334 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 324 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 316 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 308 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 307 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 305 |
| Rear brake binding | 295 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 271 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 270 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 245 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 235 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 230 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 217 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 207 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 205 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 201 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 189 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 188 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 186 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 179 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 175 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 173 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 172 |
| Front brake application uneven | 170 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 167 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 164 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 162 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 159 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 144 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 142 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 139 |
| Windscreen has damage | 138 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 133 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 131 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 129 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 127 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 127 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 127 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 114 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 108 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 108 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 107 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 103 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 102 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 97 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 95 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 93 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 89 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 87 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 86 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 86 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 83 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 81 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 81 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 79 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 75 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 75 |