| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 620 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 152 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 121 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 109 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 84 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 71 |
| Registration plate issues | 32 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 29 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 26 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 21 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 16 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 15 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 13 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 10 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 5 |