| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 988 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 909 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 663 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 588 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 519 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 357 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 345 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 323 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 283 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 282 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 264 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 261 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 230 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 227 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 213 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 150 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 125 |
| Registration plate issues | 120 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 115 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 114 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 107 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 105 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 99 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 87 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 84 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 76 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 74 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 66 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 65 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 63 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 62 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 62 |
| Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 62 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 62 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 55 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 54 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 43 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 38 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 36 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 36 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 35 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 35 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 35 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 34 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 33 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 33 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 32 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 31 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 30 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 29 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 28 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 28 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 26 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 25 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Headlamp cleaning device for LED or HID headlamp inoperative (4.1.6 (a) (ii)) | 24 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 |8.2.2.2 |b|| | 23 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 23 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 21 |