| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4123 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2858 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2755 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2300 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 758 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 603 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 574 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 551 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 542 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 539 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 479 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 418 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 401 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 355 |
| Registration plate issues | 315 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 291 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 287 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 285 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 271 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 260 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 258 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 243 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 242 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 239 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 239 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 235 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 232 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 230 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 212 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 212 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 191 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 187 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 185 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 171 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 169 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 161 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 154 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 142 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 139 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 136 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 136 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 134 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 132 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 132 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 131 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 129 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 128 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 121 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 118 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 117 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 114 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 113 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 112 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 110 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 108 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 102 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 102 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 101 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 97 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 95 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 92 |
| Front brake application uneven | 92 |
| Offside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 92 |
| Offside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 82 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 81 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 79 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 78 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 75 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 75 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 73 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 73 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Offside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective (4.1.1 (b) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 72 |
| Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced (4.1.4 (b)) | 72 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 70 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 70 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 70 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 70 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 69 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 69 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 68 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 68 |
| Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 67 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 66 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 65 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 64 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f)) | 61 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 59 |