| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4610 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1705 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1666 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1555 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1484 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1332 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 946 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 712 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 710 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 691 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 624 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 533 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 532 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 524 |
| Registration plate issues | 507 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 502 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 498 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 484 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 447 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 434 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 400 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 397 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 358 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 310 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 307 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 293 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 284 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 279 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 262 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 258 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 254 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 240 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 229 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 229 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 227 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 219 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 206 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 204 |
| Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 202 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 201 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 199 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 199 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 198 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 188 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 180 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 180 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 179 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 168 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 168 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 165 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 165 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 158 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 157 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 156 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 145 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 145 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 142 |
| Rear brake binding | 137 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 136 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 132 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 131 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 129 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 128 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 122 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 118 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 117 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 116 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 112 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 104 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 103 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 101 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 96 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split |2.5.C.1a| | 96 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 96 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 89 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 89 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 83 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 83 |