| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 9813 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8570 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8022 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7846 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3071 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 2934 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 2787 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2527 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2279 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 2216 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1748 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1680 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1607 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1430 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1218 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1190 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1153 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1091 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 948 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 920 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 861 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 836 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 817 |
| Rear brake binding | 814 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 783 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 718 |
| Registration plate issues | 680 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 658 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 645 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 633 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 617 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 614 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 578 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 574 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 556 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 527 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 518 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 486 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 473 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 459 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 450 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 444 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 443 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 443 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 440 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 433 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 429 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 422 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 420 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 413 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 403 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 401 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 395 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 385 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 383 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 378 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 372 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 366 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 355 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 345 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 344 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 332 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 326 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 326 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 325 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 323 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 318 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 304 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 297 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 295 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 295 |
| Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 293 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 290 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 285 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 275 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 274 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 273 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 268 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 258 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 254 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| All direction indicators not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 250 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 245 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 242 |
| Emissions unable to be completed (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 240 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 239 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 232 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 227 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 223 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 217 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 212 |