| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5528 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4752 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1680 |
| Registration plate issues | 1062 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 854 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 786 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 760 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 643 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 466 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 443 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 427 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 423 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 412 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 409 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 383 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 361 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 361 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 338 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 336 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 298 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 290 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 277 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 266 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 265 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 234 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 233 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 231 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 228 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 228 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 226 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 222 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 221 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 203 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 191 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 187 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 185 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 180 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 177 |
| Rear brake binding | 172 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 166 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 163 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 159 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 157 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 156 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 153 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 149 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Windscreen has damage | 148 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 147 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 146 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 144 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 143 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 138 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 137 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 134 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 128 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 120 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 116 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 112 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 110 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 98 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 95 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 95 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 95 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 92 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 90 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 89 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 88 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 87 |