| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5801 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3143 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2550 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2167 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1726 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1719 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1642 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1545 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 556 |
| Registration plate issues | 528 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 521 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 520 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 519 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 501 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 496 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 429 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 373 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 321 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 316 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 314 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 307 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 262 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 261 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 259 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 246 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 241 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 240 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 237 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 236 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 232 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 226 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 226 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 211 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 209 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 199 |
| Rear brake binding | 193 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 188 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 183 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 183 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 175 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 174 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 172 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 172 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 165 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 160 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 157 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 151 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 148 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 147 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 142 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 142 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 137 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 130 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 130 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 107 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 107 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 106 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 105 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 95 |
| Windscreen has damage | 95 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 94 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 93 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 89 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 86 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 86 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 84 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 81 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 78 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 76 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 75 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 74 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 71 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 71 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 69 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 62 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 59 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 57 |