| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 548 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 374 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 357 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 308 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 223 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 210 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 153 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 153 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 136 |
| Registration plate issues | 78 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 74 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 68 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 50 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 49 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 48 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 47 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 45 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 45 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 45 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 38 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 38 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 38 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 36 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 36 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 33 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 32 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 31 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 29 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 27 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 26 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 26 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 26 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 25 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 25 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 25 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 24 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 24 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 24 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 23 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 23 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 23 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 22 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 20 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 19 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 19 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 17 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 17 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 16 |
| Rear brake binding | 16 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 16 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 16 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 16 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 15 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 15 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 15 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 14 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 14 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 14 |