| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 272 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 216 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 160 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 64 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 60 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 58 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 50 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 46 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 40 |
| Registration plate issues | 40 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 34 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 33 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 19 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 16 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 11 |
| Rear brake binding | 11 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 10 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 9 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 9 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 9 |
| Windscreen has damage | 9 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 8 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 8 |
| Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 8 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 7 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 7 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Wheel nut|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 5 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Front brake application uneven | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 5 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 5 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.5.A.2| | 5 |
| 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 Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 4 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 4 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 4 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced |4.1.4 |b|| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 4 |