| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 774 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 560 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 297 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 238 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 233 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 226 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 221 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 214 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 208 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 200 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 196 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 184 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 170 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 139 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 133 |
| Registration plate issues | 128 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 117 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 110 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 107 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 106 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 93 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 84 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 72 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 68 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 66 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 66 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 60 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 56 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 55 |
| Offside 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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 53 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 53 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 46 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 46 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 44 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 43 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 37 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 34 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 33 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 32 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 31 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 23 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 23 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 23 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 22 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 20 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Nearside Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 19 |