| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3175 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1872 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1451 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1005 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 818 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 687 |
| Registration plate issues | 475 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 439 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 370 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 293 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 286 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 264 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 253 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 246 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 189 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 184 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 175 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 168 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 164 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 153 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 137 |
| Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 110 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 72 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 57 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 54 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 47 |
| 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)) | 47 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 42 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 42 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 41 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c|| | 40 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 35 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (4.2.3 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii)) | 34 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside 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)) | 34 |