| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11640 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 5973 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 3812 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3557 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2861 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1328 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1227 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 879 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 866 |
| Registration plate issues | 845 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 743 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 634 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 608 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 581 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 464 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 444 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 414 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 395 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 370 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 350 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 320 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 313 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 300 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 292 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 271 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 271 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 259 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 233 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 226 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 214 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 209 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 201 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 201 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 193 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 175 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 173 |
| Front brake application uneven | 166 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 165 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 164 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 161 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 157 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 147 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 143 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 131 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 130 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 127 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 123 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 123 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 120 |