| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2647 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2481 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 879 |
| Registration plate issues | 405 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 341 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 281 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 244 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 240 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 240 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 238 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 196 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 178 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 171 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 164 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 136 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 136 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 135 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 127 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 127 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 123 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 116 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 112 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 110 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 106 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 104 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 102 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 101 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 99 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 97 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 93 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 88 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 87 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 78 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 72 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 72 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 71 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 68 |
| Windscreen has damage | 68 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 67 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 58 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 58 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 57 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 55 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 53 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 52 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 51 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 49 |
| Rear brake binding | 49 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 48 |
| 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| | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 47 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 44 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 43 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 42 |