| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 992 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 607 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 129 |
| Registration plate issues | 111 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 103 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 91 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 85 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 84 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 83 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 58 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 54 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 49 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 49 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 44 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 43 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 33 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 25 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b)) | 24 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak |8.2.1.1 |b|| | 16 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 15 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 12 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 11 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 11 |