| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6835 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5834 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 5214 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4943 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 3309 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 2815 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2685 |
| Registration plate issues | 1580 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1277 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1223 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 1117 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 1091 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1022 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 994 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 911 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 908 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 889 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 879 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 854 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 846 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 772 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 754 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 707 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 701 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 674 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 655 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 614 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 605 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 602 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 600 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 586 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 562 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 557 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 554 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 540 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 538 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 529 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 490 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 489 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 488 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 484 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 455 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 451 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 436 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 433 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 411 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 406 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 400 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 392 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 390 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 389 |
| Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 374 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 370 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 333 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 333 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 313 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 304 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 303 |
| Windscreen has damage | 301 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 297 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 297 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 293 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 287 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 283 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 281 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 280 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 256 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 228 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 218 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 205 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 202 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 197 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 195 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 193 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 192 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 191 |
| Windscreen damaged and affecting the drivers view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii)) | 190 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 177 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 174 |
| Rear brake binding | 174 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 173 |
| Offside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 170 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 168 |
| Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 168 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 168 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 163 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 159 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 157 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 156 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 155 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c)) | 153 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 150 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 147 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 141 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 137 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 133 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 132 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 131 |