| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1119 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 987 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 373 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 297 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 257 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 243 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 204 |
| Registration plate issues | 200 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 154 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 154 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 142 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 136 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 133 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 125 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 125 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 122 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 115 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 109 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 108 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 103 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 101 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 97 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 95 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 91 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 80 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 78 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 73 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 70 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 69 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 66 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 65 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 59 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 59 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 58 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 53 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 53 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 52 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 52 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 51 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 47 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 43 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Windscreen has damage | 37 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 33 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 32 |
| Rear brake binding | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 29 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 28 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 27 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 26 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 25 |