| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1104 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 587 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 226 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 182 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 146 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 146 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 137 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 130 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 130 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 128 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 105 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 104 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 97 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 94 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 90 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 86 |
| Registration plate issues | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 76 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 75 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 57 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 43 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 34 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 33 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 27 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 25 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 24 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 21 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Rear brake binding | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 19 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 19 |
| Front brake application uneven | 18 |
| Windscreen has damage | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |