| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 10057 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8669 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6344 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4865 |
| Registration plate issues | 3593 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3237 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 2635 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 2307 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 2303 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2181 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 2030 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1860 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1835 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1817 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1702 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 1663 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1595 |
| Nearside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1546 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1426 |
| Nearside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1203 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1187 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1174 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1167 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1132 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1118 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 1072 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 1045 |
| Rear brake binding | 1038 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1001 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 997 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 969 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 908 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 900 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 895 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 867 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 855 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 838 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 836 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 809 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 793 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 789 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 783 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 779 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 767 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 753 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 747 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 725 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 724 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 709 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 709 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 680 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 673 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 666 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 654 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 650 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 627 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 575 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 546 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 542 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 476 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 473 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 445 |
| Windscreen has damage | 443 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 442 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 437 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 435 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 419 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 412 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 408 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 405 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 393 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b| | 392 |
| Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 392 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 391 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 387 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 386 |
| Indicator switch faulty |1.4.A.1| | 379 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 379 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 374 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 373 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 370 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 366 |
| Front Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 349 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 345 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 340 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 337 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 325 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 323 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 311 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 310 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 301 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 301 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 294 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 292 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 291 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 282 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 269 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 267 |
| Offside Front coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 267 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 259 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 256 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 248 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 248 |
| Offside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 248 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 245 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 244 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 237 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 236 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 233 |
| Front brake application uneven | 228 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 227 |
| Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 222 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c| | 218 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 214 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 213 |