| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 916 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 881 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 470 |
| Registration plate issues | 391 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 316 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 300 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 276 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 269 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 264 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 257 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 206 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 198 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 195 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 165 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 163 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 139 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 136 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 130 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 127 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 122 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 105 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 91 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 89 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 88 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 85 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 67 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 66 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 63 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 62 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 62 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 59 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 59 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 58 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 43 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 37 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 36 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective |5.2.5b| | 34 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 33 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 27 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 27 |
| Rear brake binding | 26 |
| Windscreen has damage | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 25 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 25 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 24 |