| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 109 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 101 |
| Registration plate issues | 74 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 73 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 47 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 36 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 36 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 34 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 29 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 18 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 17 |
| Stop lamp remains on when the brakes are released | 16 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 13 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 11 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 11 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 10 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 10 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 9 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 9 |
| Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 9 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 8 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 7 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 7 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Rear brake binding | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 7 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 6 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 5 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 5 |
| Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 5 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 4 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 4 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 4 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 4 |
| Windscreen has damage | 4 |
| Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 4 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 3 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 3 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Parking (secondary brake) on a single line braking system has inadequate effort at a wheel (1.3.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Fluid suspension pipe leaking |2.4.D.2| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 3 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.4.G.2| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 3 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Offside Rear Fluid suspension unit leaking |2.4.D.2| | 3 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play |2.6.2| | 3 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 3 |
| Offside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2| | 3 |
| Power steering component|s| leaking |2.3.3b| | 3 |