| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 138 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 116 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 96 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 84 |
| Registration plate issues | 49 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 31 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 22 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 19 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 19 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 17 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 14 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 14 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 12 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 8 |
| Rear brake binding | 8 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 8 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 7 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 6 |
| Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 6 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel bead rim badly distorted |4.2.A.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 4 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 4 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Front brake application uneven | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Windscreen has damage | 3 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective |6.1.3 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |5.2.3 |j|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 3 |