| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6939 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5581 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4588 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2531 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2356 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 945 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 888 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 887 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 861 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 803 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 631 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 624 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 605 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 534 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 515 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 507 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 450 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 444 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 417 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 417 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 411 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 391 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 382 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 382 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 376 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 349 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 341 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 327 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 326 |
| Registration plate issues | 325 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 301 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 297 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 283 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 282 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 273 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 267 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 267 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 266 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 266 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 264 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 252 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 249 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 246 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 238 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 230 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 224 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 222 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 222 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 219 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 215 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 214 |
| Rear brake binding | 214 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 210 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 205 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 203 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 202 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 196 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 196 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 189 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 182 |
| Centre Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 180 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 179 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 179 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 172 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 170 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 168 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 162 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 160 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 159 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 158 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 153 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 149 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 140 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 139 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 137 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 134 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 133 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 132 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 131 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 130 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 128 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 126 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 124 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 123 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 123 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 121 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 121 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 120 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 118 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 118 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 117 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 115 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 115 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 112 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 104 |