| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1012 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 371 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 331 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 306 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 283 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 198 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 195 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 165 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 164 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 132 |
| Registration plate issues | 129 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 127 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 92 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 86 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 80 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 71 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 65 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 53 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 47 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 46 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 40 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 39 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 39 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 32 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 29 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 21 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 21 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 20 |
| Windscreen has damage | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |