| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2682 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1695 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 707 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 587 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 369 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 318 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 300 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 296 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 285 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 268 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 255 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 246 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 208 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 206 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 196 |
| Registration plate issues | 194 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 179 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 175 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 172 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 168 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 159 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 156 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 155 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 139 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 137 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 136 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 133 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 125 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 125 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 123 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 120 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 119 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 115 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 106 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 104 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 94 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 93 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 91 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 88 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 77 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 69 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 65 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 64 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 54 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 52 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 50 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 49 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 47 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 41 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 40 |