| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1614 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 815 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 496 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 441 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 403 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 389 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 215 |
| Registration plate issues | 200 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 182 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 180 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 178 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 174 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 165 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 164 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 163 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 162 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 161 |
| 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 fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 154 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 146 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 141 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 131 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 131 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 123 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 108 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 101 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 101 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 99 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 90 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 84 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 82 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 81 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 79 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 68 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 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 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 63 |
| Rear brake binding | 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 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 60 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 60 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 59 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 56 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| 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 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 47 |
| Windscreen has damage | 46 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 44 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 44 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 42 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 40 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 38 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 32 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 31 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 31 |
| Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 30 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 30 |