| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2168 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1307 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1130 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1025 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 446 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 440 |
| Registration plate issues | 271 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 207 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 205 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 192 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 179 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 160 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 133 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 110 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 100 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 99 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 97 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 89 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 80 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 75 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 71 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized but ABS functioning (1.1.17 (c) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 51 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 50 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 50 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 39 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 39 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 35 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve seized but ABS functioning (1.1.17 (c) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 31 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 30 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 29 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 29 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 28 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 27 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 26 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Windscreen has damage | 23 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit 0.65 (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |