| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1190 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 518 |
| Registration plate issues | 468 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 318 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 286 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 275 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 244 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 244 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 220 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 209 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 177 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 84 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 82 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 80 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 75 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 68 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 67 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 61 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 60 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 59 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 58 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 55 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 53 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 53 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 52 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 50 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 45 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 45 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 44 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 44 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 44 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 43 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 39 |
| Rear brake binding | 39 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 35 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 32 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 32 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 32 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 32 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 32 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 31 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 31 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 31 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 31 |
| Windscreen has damage | 30 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 30 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 22 |
| Front Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 22 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 21 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 21 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 21 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 21 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative |1.7.2| | 21 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 19 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 19 |
| Headlamp levelling device obviously defective |1.7.2| | 19 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 19 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault |7.12 |e|| | 18 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 18 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 18 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 17 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 17 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 17 |
| Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted |3.5.1h| | 16 |
| Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative |1.7.2| | 16 |