| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 829 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 672 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 594 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 405 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 337 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 329 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 314 |
| Registration plate issues | 310 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 206 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 173 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 133 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 128 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 126 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 121 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 105 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 90 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 77 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 75 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 73 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 67 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 54 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 51 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 46 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 38 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 34 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 27 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 27 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 26 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 25 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 23 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 21 |