| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5829 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4250 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3763 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3093 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2403 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2156 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2123 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 1832 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1370 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1209 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 1093 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 849 |
| Registration plate issues | 792 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 706 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 633 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 589 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 525 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 517 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 504 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 496 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 489 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 472 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 421 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 400 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 396 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 366 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 352 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 339 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 336 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 317 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 316 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 309 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 308 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 308 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 307 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 248 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 247 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 236 |
| Rear brake binding | 219 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 202 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 202 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 197 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 193 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 187 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 181 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 173 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 168 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a| | 162 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 155 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 155 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 149 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 144 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 142 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 140 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 134 |
| Windscreen has damage | 133 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 132 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 132 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 122 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 119 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 114 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 113 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 113 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 108 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 106 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 105 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 103 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 101 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 101 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 94 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 94 |