| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 6765 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5721 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1759 |
| Registration plate issues | 1267 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1066 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 804 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 693 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 689 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 688 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 540 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 532 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 512 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 512 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 505 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 485 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 469 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 420 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 419 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 399 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 393 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 362 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 349 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 343 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 340 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 317 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 293 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 281 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 280 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 266 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 262 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 259 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 258 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 257 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 257 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 253 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 247 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 246 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 240 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 239 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 237 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 231 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 225 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 209 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 205 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 198 |
| Rear brake binding | 197 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 192 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 191 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 190 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 187 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 186 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 183 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 182 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 176 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 175 |
| Windscreen has damage | 175 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 166 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 165 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 160 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 157 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 155 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 154 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 154 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 153 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 152 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 142 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 141 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 135 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 128 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 121 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 118 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 114 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn rear arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 104 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 102 |