| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 688 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 515 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 376 |
| Registration plate issues | 256 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 248 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 242 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 176 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 173 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 133 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 132 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 128 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 121 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 101 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 96 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 75 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 73 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 67 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 65 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 60 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 57 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 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 Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 38 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 32 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 31 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Windscreen has damage | 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 Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 21 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 20 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 20 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 17 |