| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 3082 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2250 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1934 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1840 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 483 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 482 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 427 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 368 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 359 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 330 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 323 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 304 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 296 |
| Registration plate issues | 283 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 282 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 256 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 256 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 254 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 246 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 232 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 221 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 214 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 211 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 194 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 188 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 184 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 181 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 177 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 175 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 165 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 161 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 149 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 146 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 145 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 143 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 136 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 133 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 117 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 113 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 112 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 107 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 107 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 105 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 104 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 100 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 93 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 92 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 92 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 88 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 87 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 82 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 81 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 78 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 76 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 74 |
| Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 74 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 74 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 68 |
| Front brake application uneven | 67 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 66 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 65 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 63 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 63 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 62 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 61 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 58 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 58 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 56 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 55 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 54 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 53 |
| Windscreen has damage | 52 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 52 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 51 |
| Offside Front coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 50 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 50 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 49 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 48 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 48 |
| Nearside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 48 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 47 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 46 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 46 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 44 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 44 |