| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1323 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1273 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 735 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 722 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 555 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 489 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 416 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 385 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 382 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 376 |
| Registration plate issues | 306 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 296 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 210 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 189 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 167 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 161 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 139 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 128 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 120 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 105 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 92 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 78 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 78 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| 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 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 61 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 45 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (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 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| 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 Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 41 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 39 |
| Trailer electrical socket |13 pin| not operating the trailer lamps as intended |1.9.4| | 38 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring cracked |2.4.B.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 30 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour (8.2.2.2 (d)) | 29 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light (4.5.4 (a)) | 27 |