| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8741 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 5469 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 4206 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3098 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 2478 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2212 |
| Registration plate issues | 1832 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1810 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 1433 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1187 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1128 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 967 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 945 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 927 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 769 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 723 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 688 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 647 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 623 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 611 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 606 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 604 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 584 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 583 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 541 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 518 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 507 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 493 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 491 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 475 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 445 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 435 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 430 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 430 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 429 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 423 |
| Rear brake binding | 417 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 407 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 407 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 395 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 369 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 361 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 356 |
| Windscreen has damage | 356 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 350 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 334 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 321 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 316 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 312 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 297 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 297 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 296 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 295 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 292 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 285 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 282 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 281 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 279 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 278 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 271 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 267 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 262 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 262 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 259 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 258 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 252 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 250 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 248 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 242 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 242 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 236 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 235 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 235 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 232 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 226 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 220 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 215 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 215 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 215 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 209 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 209 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 207 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 205 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 204 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 201 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 198 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 195 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 194 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b)) | 192 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 184 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 184 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 183 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 176 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 176 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 174 |
| Front brake application uneven | 174 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 171 |