| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 3699 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 3254 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 2488 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1213 |
| Registration plate issues | 1091 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 995 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 812 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 775 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 751 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 720 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 535 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 525 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 469 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 381 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 366 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 288 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 284 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 259 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 259 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 243 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 226 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 221 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 210 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 195 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 194 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 183 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 179 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated |7.2.4c| | 177 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 165 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 162 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 162 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 160 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 156 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 152 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 148 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 148 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 147 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 146 |
| Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits |7.3.D.3| | 138 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 126 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 124 |
| Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 121 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 121 |
| Front brake application uneven | 120 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 117 |
| Windscreen has damage | 116 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 116 |
| Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 115 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 114 |
| Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint |2.5.B.1a| | 110 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 105 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 102 |
| Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1| | 102 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 98 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction |8.2.1.2 |h|| | 94 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 92 |
| Centre Stop lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating |1.2.1b| | 87 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 85 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 84 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 84 |
| 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| | 83 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 79 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 77 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 77 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 75 |
| Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) | 73 |
| Brake servo vacuum pipe collapsed |3.6.C.1b| | 72 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 71 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 67 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 67 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 65 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 63 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 63 |
| Nearside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 62 |
| Offside front brake binding |3.7.B.1| | 62 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage fractured |2.4.G.1| | 62 |
| Driver`s airbag obviously defective |5.4.1| | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 59 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 58 |