| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3371 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2567 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1734 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1255 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1164 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 908 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 878 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 641 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 611 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 609 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 545 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 523 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 503 |
| Registration plate issues | 477 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 450 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 417 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 406 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 345 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 329 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 317 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 314 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 313 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 306 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 282 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 256 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 251 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 246 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 243 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 238 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 195 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 176 |
| Rear brake binding | 176 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 173 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 171 |
| Windscreen has damage | 168 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 162 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 154 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 144 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 135 |
| Front brake application uneven | 134 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 124 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 109 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 101 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 95 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 93 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 88 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 86 |
| Nearside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 86 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 84 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 83 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 81 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 78 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 77 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 69 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 68 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 68 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 67 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 66 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 65 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 63 |
| Offside Upper Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 63 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 63 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 62 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |