| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 5006 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2438 |
| Registration plate issues | 1680 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 679 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 573 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 441 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 373 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 351 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 280 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 272 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 247 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 226 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 220 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 215 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 202 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 175 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 174 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 169 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 167 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 150 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 141 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 134 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 128 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 115 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 104 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 102 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 89 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 89 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 83 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 79 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 78 |
| Windscreen has damage | 78 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 76 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 75 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 74 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 70 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 66 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 61 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 57 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) | 55 |