| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 13447 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 7222 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5410 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 4915 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4221 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2157 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1840 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1227 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1177 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1163 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1159 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1072 |
| Registration plate issues | 1042 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 980 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 951 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 884 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 743 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 725 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 648 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 527 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 501 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 498 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 491 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 459 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 450 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 429 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 375 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 370 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 361 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 353 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 350 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 309 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 307 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 306 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 291 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 290 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 259 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 231 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 219 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 218 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 214 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 212 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 209 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 197 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 189 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 185 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 178 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 175 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 171 |
| Front brake application uneven | 166 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 165 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 165 |
| Windscreen wiper blade insecure | 164 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 157 |