| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1975 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1746 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1232 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1222 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1145 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1044 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 813 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 750 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 710 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 591 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 568 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 551 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 378 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 367 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 353 |
| Registration plate issues | 338 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 327 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 285 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 252 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 185 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 172 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 160 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 145 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 131 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 121 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 110 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 109 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 95 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 84 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 82 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 64 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 63 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 63 |
| Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not functioning at all (4.10 (c) (ii)) | 58 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 55 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 54 |
| Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 53 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 52 |
| Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended (4.10 (c) (i)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring main leaf fractured (5.3.1 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 45 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 42 |