| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 68 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 29 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 22 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 9 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 8 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 4 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 4 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 2 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush ball joint |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Front Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 2 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 2 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on |8.2.1b| | 2 |
| Brake servo defective or ineffective (1.1.10 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot |2.7.4| | 2 |
| Front brake application uneven | 2 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative |4.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 2 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2 |
| Offside Front Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 2 |