| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4392 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2331 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1283 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 788 |
| Registration plate issues | 777 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 464 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 259 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 216 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 205 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 153 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 148 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 116 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 101 |
| Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 96 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 66 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 65 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 60 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 57 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 55 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 55 |
| Rear Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing (1.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |