| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 140 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 67 |
| Registration plate issues | 45 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 27 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 22 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 19 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 14 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 11 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 11 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 10 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 5 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 4 |
| Offside Rear brake caliper has restricted free movement |3.5.1k| | 4 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 3 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 3 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 3 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 2 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 2 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Rear brake binding | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim not tested |1.8.A.1c| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 2 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |4.1.5 |a|| | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 2 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Both sides (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Position lamp light intensity significantly reduced (4.2.3 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 2 |
| Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 2 |