| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 201 |
| Registration plate issues | 110 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 89 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 20 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 16 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 12 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 10 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 8 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 7 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 6 |
| Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 5 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 5 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 5 |
| Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement | 4 |
| Bonnet retaining device ineffective |8.4.2| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 4 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Rear brake binding | 4 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 4 |
| Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle |6.2.B.1b| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 3 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f|| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f| | 3 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 3 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 3 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 3 |
| Driver`s seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. |6.2.A.3| | 2 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 2 |
| Bonnet retaining device excessively deteriorated |8.4.2| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 2 |
| Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Offside Front Seat belt stitching badly frayed |5.2.2b| | 2 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel cracked |4.2.A.1a| | 2 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 2 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 2 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |