| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2161 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2041 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2037 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1218 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 657 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 502 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 492 |
| Registration plate issues | 491 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 460 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 436 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 433 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 397 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 277 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 276 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 217 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 214 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 191 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 180 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 169 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 161 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 155 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 143 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 141 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 135 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 130 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 129 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 126 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 126 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 125 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 125 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 125 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 117 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 115 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 113 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 112 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Rear brake binding | 105 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 104 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 101 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 100 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 93 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 90 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 83 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 82 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 78 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 76 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 71 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 70 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured |2.4.B.1a| | 69 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 62 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 60 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Windscreen has damage | 60 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 57 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 56 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 56 |
| Front brake application uneven | 56 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 55 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 54 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 53 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 49 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 49 |
| rear parking |secondary| brakes imbalanced | 48 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 47 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 47 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 46 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 44 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 44 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 42 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 41 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 40 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 40 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 37 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 36 |