| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1573 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1384 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 936 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 776 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 592 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 574 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 451 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 449 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 442 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 309 |
| Registration plate issues | 211 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 168 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 165 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 125 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 115 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 113 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 107 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 103 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 101 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 99 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 97 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 95 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 89 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 82 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 80 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 80 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 79 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 79 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 75 |
| Nearside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 69 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 68 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 67 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 67 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 60 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 56 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 51 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 49 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 44 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 41 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 39 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 39 |
| Rear fog lamp not working |4.5.1 |a| |ii|| | 39 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 37 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 36 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 36 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 30 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 30 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 27 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 27 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) | 24 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |