| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 287 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 139 |
| Registration plate issues | 116 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 85 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 79 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 77 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 72 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 70 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 68 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 65 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 64 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 32 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 21 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 21 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 19 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 18 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 17 |
| Rear brake binding | 16 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 15 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 15 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 15 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 15 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 14 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 14 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 13 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 13 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 13 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 12 |
| Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d| | 12 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 11 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 11 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 11 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 10 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 10 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 10 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 10 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 9 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 9 |
| 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| | 9 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 9 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive |7.3.D.3| | 8 |
| Windscreen has damage | 8 |
| Offside Front front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 8 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 8 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 8 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 8 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 7 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 7 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 7 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 6 |
| Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive |7.3.D.4| | 6 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 6 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 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 Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 6 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Front Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 5 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 5 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 5 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |5.3.4 |b| |ii|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 5 |
| Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 5 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 5 |
| Brake hose has insufficient room to move | 5 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 5 |
| Brake performance not tested |3.7.A.1| | 5 |