| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 583 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 476 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 85 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 64 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 62 |
| Registration plate issues | 60 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 56 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 47 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 47 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 43 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 40 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 34 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 27 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 22 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 19 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 17 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 15 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 14 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 14 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 14 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 13 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 12 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 11 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 10 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 9 |
| Emissions not tested |8.2.1.2 |d|| | 9 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 8 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 8 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 8 |