| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 34621 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 31275 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 22469 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9243 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 9221 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 9156 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8815 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8221 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 7142 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5067 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4762 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4532 |
| Registration plate issues | 4317 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3765 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3445 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 3403 |
| Rear brake binding | 3350 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3269 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 3185 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2907 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 2666 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2651 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2379 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1731 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1672 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1572 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1560 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 1478 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1417 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1417 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1395 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1347 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1328 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 1255 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 1246 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1221 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1199 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 1185 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1164 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 1121 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1088 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 1087 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1053 |
| Front brake application uneven | 1048 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 996 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 994 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 933 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 927 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 907 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 901 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 886 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 865 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 860 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 839 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 823 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 809 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 801 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 798 |
| Nearside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 783 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 765 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 761 |
| Windscreen has damage | 736 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 718 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 716 |
| Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 708 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 707 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 704 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 704 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 699 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 698 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 697 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 690 |
| Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 676 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 675 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 663 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 651 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 633 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 632 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure |2.4.G.1| | 625 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 624 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 619 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 610 |
| Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 608 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 608 |
| Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated |8.2.2| | 588 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 579 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 574 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 573 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 573 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 568 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 558 |
| Driver`s seat insecure |6.2.A.1| | 553 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 550 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 546 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 544 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 543 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 538 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 536 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 514 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 511 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 507 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 506 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 505 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 502 |
| Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 501 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 495 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 488 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 482 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 476 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 462 |