| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 563 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 283 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 142 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 135 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 128 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 108 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 100 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 82 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 74 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 72 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 49 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 33 |
| Registration plate issues | 33 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 30 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 29 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 28 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 23 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 20 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 18 |
| Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 15 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 15 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 15 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 14 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 13 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 12 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 12 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 11 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 11 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 10 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 10 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 9 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 9 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 8 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 8 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 8 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 8 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 8 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 8 |