| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7570 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5342 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5177 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4848 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1432 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1166 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1148 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1028 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1025 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 989 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 970 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 958 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 946 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 929 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 915 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 889 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 838 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 806 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 797 |
| Rear brake binding | 795 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 787 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 678 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 627 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 617 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 562 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 540 |
| Registration plate issues | 510 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 505 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 494 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 477 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 459 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 399 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 377 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 375 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 370 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 363 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 361 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 357 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 351 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 343 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 325 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 307 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 301 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 296 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 293 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 281 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 272 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 271 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 263 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 256 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 254 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 249 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 246 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 245 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 244 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 240 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 240 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 235 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 232 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 231 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 226 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 201 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 200 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 196 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 195 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 191 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 188 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 186 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b| | 177 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 174 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 171 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 166 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 161 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 159 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 159 |
| Front brake application uneven | 158 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 157 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 149 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 149 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 148 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 147 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 145 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 145 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 143 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 142 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 141 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 141 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 136 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 124 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 121 |