| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1765 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1044 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 588 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 441 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 412 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 403 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 327 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 273 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 251 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 235 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 233 |
| Registration plate issues | 225 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 216 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 205 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 182 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 178 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 174 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 164 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 163 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 161 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 159 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 157 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 156 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 155 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 154 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 146 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 142 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 138 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 131 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 131 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 124 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 123 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 123 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 121 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 120 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 117 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 113 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 112 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 109 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 102 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 94 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 92 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 90 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 84 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 84 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 81 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 63 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 62 |
| Rear brake binding | 62 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 61 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 61 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 61 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 61 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 59 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 59 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 59 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 57 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 50 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 49 |
| Windscreen has damage | 46 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 46 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 44 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 39 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 38 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |