| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 202 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 144 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 125 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 47 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 41 |
| Registration plate issues | 39 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 37 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 35 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 28 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 27 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 21 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 13 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 13 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 12 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 11 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 10 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 10 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 9 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 8 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 7 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Windscreen has damage | 6 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 5 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment |1.1.6 |c|| | 5 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Obligatory mirror insecure |8.1.1| | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |