| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 612 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 489 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 473 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 385 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 350 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 341 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 334 |
| Registration plate issues | 301 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 237 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 135 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 131 |
| Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 129 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 126 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 110 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 101 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 93 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 92 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 92 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 89 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 86 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 82 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 76 |
| Windscreen has damage | 74 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 66 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 63 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 58 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 57 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 52 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 52 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 48 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 48 |
| 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| | 43 |
| 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| | 43 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 42 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 41 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 40 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 39 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 38 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 38 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 35 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 35 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 31 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 31 |
| Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction |3.1.7| | 31 |
| 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| | 28 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated |3.6.G.2| | 28 |
| 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| | 27 |
| Rear brake binding | 26 |
| Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 26 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 26 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 26 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 25 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 25 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 24 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 24 |
| 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| | 22 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 20 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 20 |
| 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| | 20 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 20 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 20 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 20 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 18 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value |1.4.2 |a| |ii|| | 18 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 18 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 17 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 17 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 17 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 17 |