| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 900 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 535 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 487 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 365 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 283 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 191 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 181 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 136 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 132 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 130 |
| Registration plate issues | 120 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 116 |
| Rear brake binding | 112 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 89 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 82 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 72 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 71 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 69 |
| Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 69 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 63 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 61 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 60 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 54 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Front brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 46 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 46 |
| Front brake application uneven | 44 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 43 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 42 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 41 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 38 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 36 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 36 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 36 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 35 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 34 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 31 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 26 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 26 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 22 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 22 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 20 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 20 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 20 |
| Rear brake application uneven | 20 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front brake disc excessively scored |3.5.1h| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 19 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 18 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 18 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 17 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 17 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits |8.2.1.2 |b|| | 16 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 15 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 15 |
| Rear Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.G.1| | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Windscreen has damage | 13 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side |1.4.1 |a|| | 13 |