| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1815 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1778 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1381 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 848 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 661 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 353 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 258 |
| Registration plate issues | 244 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 233 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 224 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 200 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 185 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 169 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 157 |
| Windscreen has damage | 150 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 140 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 139 |
| Central Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 128 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 124 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 123 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 122 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 122 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 120 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 119 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 114 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 113 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 103 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 101 |
| Central Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 99 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 84 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 82 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 81 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 76 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 74 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 67 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 64 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 54 |
| Central Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 44 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 41 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 40 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 40 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Upper Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 34 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 34 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Central Rear Upper Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |