| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 8770 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 6394 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2686 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 1753 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1693 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1686 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1417 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 1374 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1195 |
| Registration plate issues | 1100 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 1077 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1040 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 1002 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 941 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 920 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 853 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 819 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 811 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 806 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 782 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 781 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 779 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 741 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 741 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 738 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 710 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 709 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 694 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 644 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 629 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 624 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 621 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 605 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 601 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 542 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 525 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 519 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 485 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 483 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 423 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 410 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 407 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 404 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 402 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 401 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 397 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 385 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 379 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 368 |
| Nearside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 361 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 358 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer`s specified limit |8.2.2.2 |a|| | 352 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 352 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 352 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 343 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 343 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 340 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 340 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 337 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 330 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 326 |
| Offside Rear Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) | 314 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 313 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 311 |
| Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c| | 306 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 304 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 291 |
| Windscreen has damage | 282 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 281 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 273 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 271 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 264 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 263 |
| Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 260 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 257 |
| Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 253 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 249 |
| Front brake excessively fluctuating | 245 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 245 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a)) | 243 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.2.2 |g|| | 240 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 240 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 224 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 222 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 221 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 219 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 217 |
| Horn not working |7.7 |a| |ii|| | 210 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke |7.4.B.3a| | 208 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 207 |
| Front brake application uneven | 203 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 191 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 191 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 190 |
| Nearside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 185 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 185 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 179 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 171 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 168 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 167 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp insecure |1.7.3| | 166 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 164 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 164 |