| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3540 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2183 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1788 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1527 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 701 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 630 |
| Registration plate issues | 622 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 466 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 457 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 393 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 378 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 336 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 315 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 311 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 306 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 302 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 265 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 260 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 231 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 213 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 209 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 194 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 190 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 188 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 186 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 185 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 178 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 159 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 154 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 152 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 150 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 150 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 140 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 138 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 136 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 134 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 132 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
| Rear brake binding | 129 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 128 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 128 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 126 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 125 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 123 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 121 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 115 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 112 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Windscreen has damage | 110 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 101 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 97 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 96 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 88 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 87 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 87 |
| Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 87 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 81 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 78 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 76 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 75 |
| Electronic parking brake control defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated (1.1.6 (d)) | 75 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 75 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 75 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 67 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 62 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 60 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 59 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 59 |