| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3861 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3204 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1976 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1961 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 467 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 417 |
| Registration plate issues | 379 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 377 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 367 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 337 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 324 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 284 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 256 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 244 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 241 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 232 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 223 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 216 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 207 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 204 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 193 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 187 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 178 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 175 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 172 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 166 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 159 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 151 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 140 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 138 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 131 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 128 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 127 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 123 |
| Rear brake binding | 122 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 122 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 118 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 104 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 99 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 98 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 88 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 87 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 84 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 79 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 76 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 75 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 74 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 70 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 69 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Front brake application uneven | 64 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 62 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 61 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 59 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 56 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 54 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 54 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 53 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 52 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 52 |