| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 734 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 619 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 501 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 377 |
| Registration plate issues | 138 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 130 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 84 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 77 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 62 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Rear brake binding | 48 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 48 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 47 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 46 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 42 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 37 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 37 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 37 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 34 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 32 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Windscreen has damage | 31 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 24 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 18 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 15 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 13 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bearing |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate |3.4.1b| | 12 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 12 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 12 |