| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1200 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 948 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 448 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 360 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 188 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 184 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 173 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 171 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 149 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 133 |
| Registration plate issues | 132 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 125 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 118 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 118 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 100 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 93 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 91 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 84 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 83 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 80 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 79 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 78 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 68 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 67 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 64 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 59 |
| Rear brake binding | 58 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 55 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 52 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 51 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 47 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 44 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 44 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 30 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 30 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 30 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 29 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 28 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 25 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 24 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 24 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |