| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2994 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2779 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1079 |
| Registration plate issues | 526 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 492 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 380 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 378 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 377 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 362 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 345 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 337 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 304 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 283 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 243 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 237 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 182 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 174 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 174 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 163 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 161 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 158 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 147 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 147 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 146 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 141 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 140 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 131 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 114 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 107 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 106 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 105 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 103 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 96 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 95 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 93 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 92 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 91 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 86 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 83 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 80 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 79 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 78 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 77 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 75 |
| Offside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 73 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 67 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 65 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 63 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 63 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 62 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 60 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 57 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 55 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 55 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 54 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 53 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 53 |
| Rear brake binding | 53 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 53 |