| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1896 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1127 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 697 |
| Registration plate issues | 556 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 537 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 431 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 339 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 183 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 156 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 152 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 150 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 83 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 78 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 71 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 57 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 55 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 54 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 46 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 44 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 44 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 42 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 39 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 38 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 36 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 35 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 34 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 34 |
| Windscreen has damage | 34 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |