| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3120 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2256 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 957 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 703 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 568 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 547 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 497 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 472 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 438 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 434 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 398 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 391 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 381 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 316 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 281 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 261 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 246 |
| Registration plate issues | 235 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 229 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 228 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 225 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 223 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 206 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 200 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 197 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 196 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 189 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 189 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 179 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 173 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 172 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 159 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 156 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 155 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 140 |
| 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 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 131 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 130 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 130 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 125 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 119 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 108 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 108 |
| 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 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 100 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 95 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 93 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 81 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 80 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 70 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 69 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 67 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 66 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 65 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 64 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 52 |