| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 173 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 170 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 113 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 80 |
| Registration plate issues | 56 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 27 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 21 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 15 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 13 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 12 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 12 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 7 |
| Windscreen has damage | 7 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 7 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 6 |
| Front Steering damper leaking oil |2.2.C.1f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 6 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 6 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 6 |
| Rear brake binding | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 4 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 4 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour both |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a| | 3 |
| Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3| | 3 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 3 |