| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1087 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1025 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 555 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 473 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 322 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 308 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 253 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 250 |
| Registration plate issues | 244 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 241 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 139 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 134 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 128 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 86 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 78 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 77 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 65 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 59 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 46 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Windscreen has damage | 43 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 31 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 24 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 23 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 22 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |