| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 20980 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11568 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7682 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7507 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5469 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2891 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 2686 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2215 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1867 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1465 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1448 |
| Registration plate issues | 1446 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1393 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1385 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1336 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1275 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1009 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 895 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 727 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 676 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 659 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 648 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 633 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 617 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 604 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 582 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 555 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 553 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 553 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 504 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 491 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 453 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 451 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 434 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 433 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 418 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 416 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 398 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 386 |
| Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 369 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 350 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 332 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 329 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 319 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 315 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 308 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 307 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 302 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 300 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 299 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 290 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 269 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 262 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 261 |
| Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 256 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 249 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 247 |
| Front brake application uneven | 243 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 240 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 231 |