| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5830 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 4263 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3221 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2266 |
| Registration plate issues | 2201 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1069 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1033 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 882 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 837 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 829 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 680 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 677 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 582 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 384 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 367 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 361 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 337 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 308 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 294 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 289 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 270 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 267 |
| Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 245 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 237 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 236 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 234 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 224 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 221 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 211 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 210 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 201 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 195 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 194 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 190 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 190 |
| Rear brake binding | 183 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 176 |
| Fuel system component leaking |7.2.3| | 175 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 175 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 154 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 147 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 147 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 145 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 142 |
| Windscreen has damage | 141 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 134 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 130 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 128 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 119 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 119 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 115 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 107 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 104 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Suspension system inoperative (5.3.5 (a)) | 104 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 103 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 98 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 97 |
| Central Prop shaft bearing excessively worn (6.1.7 (b) (i)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 94 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 89 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 89 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play |5.1.3 |a| |i|| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 88 |