| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8142 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 4288 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2151 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1812 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1751 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 876 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 843 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 665 |
| Registration plate issues | 532 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 452 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 394 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 375 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 342 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 323 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 299 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 232 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 225 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 208 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 201 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 190 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 181 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 180 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 179 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 173 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 172 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 168 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 167 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 167 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 162 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 160 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 146 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 143 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 139 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 131 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 125 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 118 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 116 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 113 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 112 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 104 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 99 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 96 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 94 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 87 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 86 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 84 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 83 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 78 |