| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 11058 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 10362 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 9377 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 7986 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 7175 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5353 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 4560 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3315 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3001 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2731 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2256 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 2137 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2036 |
| Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 1647 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 1593 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1495 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 1459 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1265 |
| Registration plate issues | 1249 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1240 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1167 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 1153 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 1139 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 1104 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1101 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1087 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1085 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 1054 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 1029 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1026 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1016 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 981 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 970 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 957 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 948 |
| Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 909 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 862 |
| 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| | 791 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 786 |
| 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| | 764 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 754 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 751 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 734 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 730 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 729 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 714 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 710 |
| Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 699 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 696 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 651 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 651 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 646 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 626 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 617 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 613 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 586 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 575 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 570 |
| 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| | 561 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 560 |
| Nearside 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| | 552 |
| Rear brake binding | 534 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 512 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 491 |
| Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 486 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 484 |
| Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 482 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 480 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 476 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 446 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 442 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 442 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 421 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 417 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 408 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 401 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 396 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 395 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 389 |
| Offside Front coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 386 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) | 379 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 374 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 370 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 364 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 362 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 359 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 345 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 340 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 340 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 338 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 333 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 332 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 331 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 329 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 326 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 317 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 317 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 309 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 308 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 308 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 308 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 307 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 306 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 305 |
| Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 304 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.1.2 (d)) | 304 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 304 |
| Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) | 303 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 300 |
| Drivers door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 299 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 298 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 298 |
| Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 290 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 289 |
| Front Exhaust system not adequately supported |7.1.1| | 288 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 285 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |8.2.1.2 |c|| | 284 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 284 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 274 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 269 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a|| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 268 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 262 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 260 |
| Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 259 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 255 |