| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3831 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1736 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1490 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1473 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1271 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 673 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 626 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 611 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 461 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 459 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 443 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 442 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 390 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 387 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 386 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 381 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 374 |
| Registration plate issues | 367 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 354 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 340 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 334 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 327 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 325 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 315 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 307 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 298 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 280 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 269 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 267 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 265 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 249 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 231 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 229 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 227 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 211 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 202 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 200 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 195 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 185 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 178 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 173 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 171 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 170 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 169 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 167 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 166 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 163 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 161 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 149 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 148 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 148 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 141 |
| Rear brake binding | 140 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 134 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 129 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 120 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 120 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 118 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 113 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 112 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 111 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 108 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 108 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 106 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 96 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 86 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 84 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 83 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 82 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 78 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 72 |