| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 6879 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6291 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3894 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2765 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 970 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 890 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 844 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 841 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 831 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 789 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 774 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 714 |
| Registration plate issues | 630 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 544 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 533 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 526 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 518 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 503 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 453 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 446 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 406 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 398 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 387 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 372 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 354 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 349 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 305 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 263 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 251 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 244 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 232 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 229 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 222 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 220 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 219 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 216 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 208 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 202 |
| Rear brake binding | 196 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 194 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 188 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 187 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 181 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 180 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 177 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 176 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 176 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 171 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 167 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 155 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 155 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 153 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 150 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 149 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 148 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 137 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 132 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 127 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 126 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 119 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 117 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 117 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 117 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 115 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 106 |
| Front brake application uneven | 102 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 102 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 101 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 100 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 95 |