| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 8868 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 6311 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 4958 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3771 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 3543 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 2811 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2770 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 2277 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1383 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1302 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1230 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1204 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 1051 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 967 |
| Registration plate issues | 866 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 761 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 717 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 707 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 689 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 631 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 574 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 562 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 499 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 413 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 396 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 388 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 374 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 373 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 359 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 355 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 346 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 338 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 333 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 311 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 304 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 289 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 287 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 282 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 276 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 276 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 268 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 263 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 262 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 252 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 251 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 240 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 227 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 224 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 218 |
| Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 212 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 208 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 204 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 191 |
| Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a)) | 186 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 182 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 180 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 166 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 163 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 158 |