| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3072 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1561 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1174 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 601 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 234 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 203 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 196 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 172 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 144 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 142 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 123 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 121 |
| Registration plate issues | 120 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 117 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 109 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 84 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 83 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 74 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 74 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 71 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 66 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 60 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 57 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 56 |
| Offside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 55 |
| Horn sound not in accordance with requirements (7.7 (c)) | 55 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 55 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 54 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 50 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 47 |
| Offside Front Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 45 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 44 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 44 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 40 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 38 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 36 |
| Rear brake binding | 35 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 34 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 31 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 27 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 27 |