| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2082 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1852 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1418 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1338 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1113 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1102 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1042 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 872 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 688 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 486 |
| Registration plate issues | 300 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 296 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 293 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 271 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 238 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 231 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 202 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 182 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 181 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 174 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 174 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 165 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 152 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 138 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 133 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 132 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 128 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 120 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 115 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 113 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 111 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 100 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 93 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 91 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 87 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 81 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 70 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 68 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 62 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 60 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 59 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 58 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 49 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 49 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 46 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 41 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 39 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 39 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 37 |