| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2340 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2024 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1929 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1147 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1046 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 974 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 674 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 654 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 604 |
| Rear brake binding | 596 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 515 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 369 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 272 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 266 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 195 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 190 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 187 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 145 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 144 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 130 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 119 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 106 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 100 |
| Registration plate issues | 97 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 83 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 83 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 80 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 75 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 56 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 52 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Nearside Front Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 51 |
| Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 42 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 35 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 33 |
| Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 33 |