| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1642 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1575 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 585 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 554 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 535 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 532 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 505 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 505 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 466 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 466 |
| Registration plate issues | 271 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 176 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 144 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 141 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 126 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 123 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 122 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 120 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 120 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 115 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 114 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 114 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 110 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 99 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 97 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 96 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 96 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 85 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 83 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 78 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 74 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 73 |
| Rear brake binding | 71 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 70 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 69 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 62 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 61 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 60 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 59 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 59 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 48 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 45 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 42 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 42 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 37 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 35 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 33 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 31 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 30 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 30 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i|| | 30 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 30 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 29 |
| Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g)) | 29 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 29 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 28 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 28 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 28 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 28 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 28 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 27 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 27 |