| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 779 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 664 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 578 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 471 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 443 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 222 |
| Registration plate issues | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 124 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 86 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 81 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 74 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 70 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 68 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 61 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 61 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 57 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 57 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 53 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 51 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 45 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction (1.1.6 (e)) | 43 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 39 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 33 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 30 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 29 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 28 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 27 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 21 |
| Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 19 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 18 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 18 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 18 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 16 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |