| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 225 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 110 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 96 |
| Registration plate issues | 93 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 74 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 73 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 61 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 50 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 49 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 41 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 33 |
| Windscreen has damage | 32 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 30 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 29 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 28 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 27 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 23 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 21 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 19 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 18 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 16 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 16 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |7.3.A.2c| | 16 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 16 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 14 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 13 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 13 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 13 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 12 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 12 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 11 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 11 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 10 |
| 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| | 10 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 10 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.3.A.2b| | 10 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 10 |
| Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 8 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 8 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| 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| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 6 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 6 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 6 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| 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| | 6 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 6 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 6 |
| Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 5 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 5 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration |8.2.1.2 |g|| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 5 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 5 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 5 |
| Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 5 |
| Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 5 |